Subject-Verb Agreement Grammar Guide and Worksheets for Adult ESL

Subject-verb agreement is the kind of grammar that keeps producing errors even after students think they've got it. This 21-page grammar guide and worksheet set gives your adult ESL students scaffolded practice with the patterns that cause problems. Collective nouns, present progressive, and some conjunction combinations throw off agreement in ways students don't always notice.

The three-page grammar guide gives you something to teach from, not just hand out. The worksheets are created around differentiation from the start. Each set includes multiple versions so you can meet students where they are.

WHAT'S INSIDE this 21-page PDF:

✅ Grammar guide — 3 pages, available in color and black & white

✅ Scaffolded worksheets in three sets to go with the three pages in the grammar guide:

• Simple Present Tense Agreement — Versions A1 & A2 include built-in reminders and half the questions from Version B; Version B includes all 16 questions without support
• Present Progressive Agreement — Version A includes underlined subjects to guide students; Version B removes that support
• Conjunctions: and / or / nor — Versions A1 & A2 include sentence hints; Version B is the full practice set

✅ Answer keys for all worksheets (as always)

THIS IS DESIGNED FOR YOUR ADULT ESL STUDENTS

Everything was written and designed with adult students in mind. The content reflects that. No childish scenarios, no sentences that feel like they belong in a public-school classroom.

The materials work just as well with mature secondary ESL students who need solid grounding in subject-verb agreement. And if you teach mature secondary native English speakers with grammar gaps, they’ll love having materials that match their level without assuming they’re much younger.