Simple Subject and Simple Predicate Worksheets

Simple subject and predicate identification is practised across ten short worksheets — five on subjects, five on predicates — each with ten single-sentence items and matched with a full answer key.
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Years 4–5 (Key Stage 2)
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Updated Sep 27, 2026

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Strategies, Handwriting, Writing, Reading, English
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Simple Subject and Predicate

Use these worksheets to introduce or review simple subjects and predicates. Students will read different sentences and identify the simple subject or predicate in each.

With this Simple Subject and Predicate students will be guided to find the simple subject in each sentence, and write it in the space provided. There are 10 sentences on each page to solve.

Then students will be guided to find the simple predicate in each sentence, and write it in the space provided. There are 10 sentences on each page to solve.

This Simple Subject and Predicate Includes:

✅ 5 simple subject worksheets

✅ 5 simple predicate worksheets

✅ answer key

This set of Simple Subject and Predicate will help your student build better sentences as they learn about each.

This Simple Subject and Predicate resource is a PDF file which you will have instant access to upon your purchase.

This Simple Subject and Predicate was designed for students in grades fifth and sixth, though it could be used with any student who needs to review or practice identifying the simple subject and simple predicate in each sentence.

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1 PDF file: 20 practice and answer pages plus a cover

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Students identify the simple subject (the main word or words telling who or what a sentence is about) in short declarative sentences.

  • Students identify the simple predicate (the main word or words telling what the subject is or does) in short declarative sentences.

  • Students apply the same subject/predicate definition consistently across repeated practice sets to build fluency.

Teaching tips

  • Assign one worksheet per day or as a warm-up, since each page is a short, self-contained set of ten sentences.

  • Work through the five simple-subject worksheets before the five simple-predicate worksheets, matching the file's built-in order.

  • Have students self-check against the answer key immediately after finishing each page for quick feedback.

Skills covered

  • Simple subject identification — students find the main noun or noun phrase in sentences like 'Tigers are powerful predators.'

  • Simple predicate identification — students find the main verb or verb phrase in sentences like 'The dog barked loudly.'

  • Grammar terminology application — students apply consistent definitions of simple subject and simple predicate across ten repeated practice sets.

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Core concepts

  • Simple subject

  • Simple predicate

  • Sentence parts

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