TEACHER'S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Subject-Verb Agreement Tic-Tac-Toe

Activity Type Introduction

Matching, writing, In this fun teaching activity, students play games of Tic-Tac-Toe
reading and by completing present simple sentences with the correct subject-
pronunciation activity, verb agreement and pronouncing verb forms correctly.
pairwork
Procedure
Language Focus Before you begin, review the spelling and pronunciation of third-
person singular verb forms with the class.
Subject-verb agreement
Next, divide the students into pairs. Give each pair a copy of the
Present simple
worksheet.
Third-person singular Tell the students that they are going to play two games of Tic-
verb forms Tac-Toe by completing present simple sentences with the correct
subject-verb agreement and pronouncing verb forms correctly.
Explain that in order to win the students need to get three squares
Aim in a row, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
To complete present
simple sentences with The first student chooses a square and decides which verb in
the correct subject- the box at the top of the worksheet can be used to complete
verb agreement and to the sentence. The student writes the verb in the space provided,
pronounce verb forms making sure that the subject-verb agreement and spelling are
correctly. correct. The student then reads the sentence aloud, pronouncing
the verb form correctly.

If the student does this successfully, they write their name in the
Preparation square. If not, the other student can steal the square by correcting
Make one copy of the the verb, spelling or pronunciation.
worksheet for each pair
of students. This continues back and forth until one of the students gets three
squares in a row. If no one manages to get three squares in a row,
the student with the most squares wins.
Level When students finish a game, they check their answers with you.
Elementary (A1-A2)
If the subject-verb agreement and pronunciation are correct, they
move on to the next game.
Time The first pair to complete both games with the correct verb forms
20 minutes and pronunciation is the winner.

Answer key

Game 1 Game 2

1. work 6. watch 1. sleeps 6. leaves

2. speaks 7. begins 2. chase 7. washes
3. rains 8. does 3. drink 8. learn
4. cries 9. play 4. has 9. lives
5. goes 5. takes

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 SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Subject-Verb Agreement Tic-Tac-Toe

Choose a square and decide which verb in the box can be used to complete the sentence. Write
the verb in the space provided, making sure that the subject-verb agreement and spelling are
correct. Then, read the sentence aloud, pronouncing the verb form correctly.

go begin chase speak learn leave wash work drink

live take play have do sleep watch cry rain

Game 1

1. I ___________ in a 2. M
 y cousin ___________ 3. I t ___________ almost
restaurant at the weekend. English very well. every day
in England.

4. T
 he baby ___________ a 5. M
 r. Smith ___________ 6. T
 hey usually
lot at night. to Paris every ___________
summer. TV in the
evening.

7. T
 he class ___________ at 8. T
 immy ___________ his 9. T
 he girls ___________ the
9 a.m. homework after guitar in their free time.
school.

Game 2

1. Tom ___________ for nine 2. T

 he dogs ___________ 3. M
 any people ___________
hours every the cyclist down the road. coffee in the
night. morning.

4. M
 y family usually 5. S
 ome people ___________ 6. T
 he train ___________ at
__________ dinner a long time to wake up 4 p.m.
together. in the morning.

7. J ulie ___________ her 8. T

 he students __________ 9. M
 y brother ___________
hair every day. English every day. in New York.

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