Tricky Nouns: Singular or Plural Verb? Multiple Choice

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject and fits the time of each sentence. Your first choice counts.

1. _____ gymnastics still Mia's favourite hobby, or does she prefer dancing now?

2. Please take everything with you. Your belongings _____ safe in the classroom during the break.

3. Your football shorts _____ in the washing machine at the moment.

4. Measles _____ a very common illness when my grandparents were young.

5. The cattle on my uncle's farm _____ indoors all winter when I was a child.

6. Athletics _____ very popular at my school when I was a teenager. We mostly played football.

7. Physics _____ as hard as you think, so don't worry about tomorrow's test.

8. My favourite pair of pyjamas _____ a present from my gran when I was seven.

9. _____ people very friendly when you lived in Glasgow as a student?

10. The police at the station _____ really kind when I lost my passport last summer.

11. My school trousers _____ too short now, so Mum's buying me a new pair.

12. When you were at school, _____ maths your favourite subject?

13. The news about the train strikes _____ on every channel yesterday.

14. Maths with our new teacher _____ much more fun now than last year.

15. I needed to open a parcel last night. The scissors _____ in the drawer, so I used a knife.

16. This pair of jeans _____ too tight now. I need a bigger size.

17. Our clothes _____ soaking wet after the walk yesterday.

18. The stairs up to our flat _____ really steep, so my gran always takes the lift.

19. Where _____ my reading glasses? I can't read this menu!

20. I've stopped watching TV in the evenings. The news _____ more and more depressing these days.