Subject and Predicate 3rd Grade Worksheets

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Subject or predicate? 90

A brass bell hangs over the shop door. (A brass bell)
A broken umbrella lay in the gutter. (A broken umbrella)
A curious squirrel peeked through the window. (A curious squirrel)
A flock of sparrows pecked at the crumbs. (A flock of sparrows)
A green gecko clung to the ceiling fan. (clung to the ceiling fan)
A helpful stranger returned my wallet. (returned my wallet)
A lone coyote howled from the ridge. (A lone coyote)
A paper airplane sailed over the teacher's desk. (sailed over the teacher's desk)
A rusty tractor sat behind the barn. (sat behind the barn)
A shy turtle pulled its head into its shell. (A shy turtle)
A silver fish flashed under the dock. (flashed under the dock)
A striped caterpillar crawled up the stem. (crawled up the stem)
A swarm of bees circled the apple tree. (A swarm of bees)
A tall sunflower leaned toward the fence. (leaned toward the fence)
A wooden canoe floated near the dock. (floated near the dock)
An empty wagon rattled over the cobblestones. (An empty wagon)
An enormous pumpkin won first prize at the fair. (An enormous pumpkin)

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Subject or predicate?, continued

The baby hippo yawned in the muddy pool. (yawned in the muddy pool)
The baker's apprentice kneaded the dough before dawn. (The baker's apprentice)
Bright lanterns hung above the courtyard. (hung above the courtyard)
The carpenter measured the board twice. (The carpenter)
The choir sang three songs at the assembly. (sang three songs at the assembly)
The city bus stops in front of the bakery. (The city bus)
The clumsy waiter dropped a tray of glasses. (The clumsy waiter)
The crossing guard waved the children across. (The crossing guard)
The delivery driver left a parcel on the steps. (left a parcel on the steps)
The dentist's office opens at eight. (The dentist's office)
Dozens of kites filled the sky above the beach. (filled the sky above the beach)
The drummer dropped a stick during the song. (dropped a stick during the song)
The ferry captain sounded the horn twice. (sounded the horn twice)
Five clowns squeezed into a tiny car. (squeezed into a tiny car)
The forest ranger checked the trail signs. (checked the trail signs)
The fourth graders planted tulip bulbs. (planted tulip bulbs)
Fresh snow buried the garden path. (Fresh snow)
The frightened rabbit froze beside the hedge. (froze beside the hedge)
Grandpa's fishing boat leaks a little. (leaks a little)
Heavy fog hid the bridge. (Heavy fog)
Her younger brother collects bottle caps. (collects bottle caps)
The janitor's cart squeaks down the hallway. (The janitor's cart)
The librarian's assistant shelved the returned books. (shelved the returned books)
The lighthouse keeper climbs ninety steps each evening. (climbs ninety steps each evening)
Loud fireworks startled the horses. (Loud fireworks)
The magician's rabbit escaped from the hat. (escaped from the hat)
Many tourists photograph the old clock tower. (Many tourists)
The marching band practiced on the football field. (practiced on the football field)
The mayor planted an oak beside the courthouse. (planted an oak beside the courthouse)
The mountain goat balanced on a narrow ledge. (The mountain goat)
My best jacket has a broken zipper. (My best jacket)
My grandmother's quilt covers the whole bed. (covers the whole bed)
My little sister hides her crayons in a shoebox. (hides her crayons in a shoebox)
My older cousin repairs bicycles in his garage. (My older cousin)
My piano teacher taps the beat with a pencil. (taps the beat with a pencil)
My rubber boots squeak on wet tile. (squeak on wet tile)
My uncle's food truck sells tacos on Fridays. (My uncle's food truck)
The night watchman locked the museum doors. (locked the museum doors)
The old elevator creaked between floors. (The old elevator)
The orchard workers picked pears until sunset. (picked pears until sunset)
Our art teacher mixed purple paint for the mural. (Our art teacher)
Our class hamster stuffs seeds into its cheeks. (Our class hamster)
Our front porch faces the lake. (Our front porch)
Our garden hose leaks at the nozzle. (Our garden hose)
Our neighbor's parrot whistles at the mail carrier. (Our neighbor's parrot)
Our scout troop pitched six tents. (Our scout troop)
The parade floats rolled down Main Street. (rolled down Main Street)
The pizza chef tossed the dough into the air. (The pizza chef)
The puppet theater opens its curtain at dusk. (opens its curtain at dusk)
Purple grapes hung from the vine. (Purple grapes)
The railroad crew replaced the old tracks. (The railroad crew)
The school nurse keeps bandages in a drawer. (The school nurse)
The science fair judges studied every poster. (studied every poster)
Seven pelicans landed on the pier. (Seven pelicans)
The sleepy bulldog snored on the doormat. (The sleepy bulldog)
The soccer goalie wears orange gloves. (wears orange gloves)
The spotted pony nibbled my straw hat. (nibbled my straw hat)
Sticky jam dripped onto my sleeve. (dripped onto my sleeve)
The swim instructor counted the laps. (counted the laps)
The tennis coach restrings old rackets. (The tennis coach)
Thick vines climbed the brick wall. (Thick vines)
The thirsty camel drank for ten minutes. (The thirsty camel)
Those hikers carried heavy backpacks. (carried heavy backpacks)
Three kayaks drifted down the river. (Three kayaks)
Tiny ants marched along the windowsill. (marched along the windowsill)
The toy robot beeps before each step. (The toy robot)
The twins next door built a treehouse last summer. (The twins next door)
Two raccoons tipped over the trash can. (tipped over the trash can)
The village blacksmith hammered a horseshoe. (hammered a horseshoe)
Wet leaves covered the front steps. (covered the front steps)
Wild blackberries grow beside the creek. (grow beside the creek)
The young astronomer pointed her telescope at the moon. (The young astronomer)
The zookeeper fed the otters at noon. (The zookeeper)

Simple subject and predicate 80

A baby robin chirped from the nest. The simple predicate is ___. chirped, nest, robin
A black beetle crawled across my notebook. The simple predicate is ___. beetle, crawled, notebook
A bright comet streaked across the sky. The simple subject is ___. bright, comet, sky
A curious toddler opened every drawer. The simple subject is ___. curious, drawer, toddler
A friendly dolphin followed our boat. The simple subject is ___. boat, dolphin, friendly
A gentle breeze cooled the porch. The simple subject is ___. breeze, gentle, porch
A giant wave crashed onto the rocks. The simple subject is ___. giant, rocks, wave
A loud alarm woke the campers. The simple subject is ___. alarm, campers, loud
A noisy helicopter circled the stadium. The simple predicate is ___. circled, helicopter, noisy
A playful seal balanced a ball on its nose. The simple predicate is ___. balanced, nose, seal
A purple balloon floated over the rooftops. The simple subject is ___. balloon, purple, rooftops
A rusty gate blocked the path. The simple predicate is ___. blocked, gate, path
A small crab pinched my shoelace. The simple predicate is ___. crab, pinched, shoelace
A spotted ladybug rested on my thumb. The simple predicate is ___. ladybug, rested, thumb
A wise owl watched from the rafters. The simple subject is ___. owl, rafters, wise
An old sailor told stories about storms. The simple subject is ___. old, sailor, stories
The birthday candles flickered in the dark. The simple subject is ___. birthday, candles, dark
The brave firefighter rescued a frightened poodle. The simple predicate is ___. firefighter, poodle, rescued
Bright fireflies blinked above the meadow. The simple predicate is ___. blinked, fireflies, meadow
The broken fence leans toward the road. The simple subject is ___. broken, fence, road
The busy waitress carried four plates. The simple subject is ___. busy, plates, waitress
The careful pilot landed the plane in the fog. The simple subject is ___. careful, pilot, plane
The cheerful mail carrier whistled a tune. The simple predicate is ___. carrier, tune, whistled
The circus acrobat flipped over the net. The simple predicate is ___. acrobat, flipped, net
The clever fox slipped under the gate. The simple predicate is ___. fox, gate, slipped
Cold rain soaked my socks. The simple predicate is ___. rain, soaked, socks
The cracked mirror hangs in the attic. The simple subject is ___. attic, cracked, mirror
The crowded tram clattered past the harbor. The simple predicate is ___. clattered, harbor, tram
Dark smoke drifted above the campfire. The simple predicate is ___. campfire, drifted, smoke
The empty bus rumbled past our house. The simple predicate is ___. bus, house, rumbled
The farm tractor pulled a wagon of hay. The simple subject is ___. farm, tractor, wagon
The frozen pond cracked near the shore. The simple subject is ___. frozen, pond, shore
Fuzzy caterpillars munched the leaves. The simple predicate is ___. caterpillars, leaves, munched
The golden trophy sits on the top shelf. The simple subject is ___. golden, shelf, trophy
The grumpy goat chewed my hat. The simple subject is ___. goat, grumpy, hat
The hot soup burned my tongue. The simple predicate is ___. burned, soup, tongue
The hungry kitten licked the empty bowl. The simple subject is ___. bowl, hungry, kitten
The kind dentist handed me a sticker. The simple subject is ___. dentist, kind, sticker
The lazy river flows past the mill. The simple subject is ___. lazy, mill, river
The lost tourist unfolded a map. The simple predicate is ___. map, tourist, unfolded
The melting icicle dripped onto the porch rail. The simple predicate is ___. dripped, icicle, rail
The morning paper splashed into a puddle. The simple predicate is ___. paper, puddle, splashed
My favorite sweater shrank in the dryer. The simple predicate is ___. dryer, shrank, sweater
My left mitten disappeared at recess. The simple subject is ___. left, mitten, recess
My oldest brother drives a delivery van. The simple subject is ___. brother, oldest, van
My toy rocket landed on the roof. The simple predicate is ___. landed, rocket, roof
My youngest aunt paints tiny birdhouses. The simple subject is ___. aunt, birdhouses, youngest
The narrow bridge sways in strong wind. The simple subject is ___. bridge, narrow, wind
The nervous actor forgot his first line. The simple predicate is ___. actor, forgot, line
The orange cat pounced on a feather duster. The simple predicate is ___. cat, duster, pounced
Our basketball coach tied her shoelaces. The simple subject is ___. basketball, coach, shoelaces
Our elderly neighbor grows giant tomatoes. The simple predicate is ___. grows, neighbor, tomatoes
Our gym teacher invented a new game. The simple predicate is ___. game, invented, teacher
Our playful spaniel fetches every stick. The simple subject is ___. playful, spaniel, stick
Our whole class visited the aquarium. The simple predicate is ___. aquarium, class, visited
The patient fisherman waited beside the frozen lake. The simple predicate is ___. fisherman, lake, waited
The proud gardener trimmed the rose bushes. The simple predicate is ___. bushes, gardener, trimmed
The quiet librarian stamped my book. The simple subject is ___. book, librarian, quiet
The racing sled zoomed down the hill. The simple predicate is ___. hill, sled, zoomed
The red kite tangled in the wires. The simple predicate is ___. kite, tangled, wires
The school secretary answered the telephone. The simple predicate is ___. answered, secretary, telephone
Several geese waddled across the playground. The simple subject is ___. geese, playground, several
The silver spoon fell into the sink. The simple subject is ___. silver, sink, spoon
The sleepy guard yawned at the gate. The simple subject is ___. gate, guard, sleepy
The steep trail winds through the pines. The simple predicate is ___. pines, trail, winds
The street musician strummed a guitar. The simple predicate is ___. guitar, musician, strummed
The stubborn mule refused the apple. The simple predicate is ___. apple, mule, refused
The swift stream tumbled over mossy stones. The simple subject is ___. stones, stream, swift
The tall referee blew his whistle. The simple predicate is ___. blew, referee, whistle
That heavy suitcase belongs to my grandfather. The simple subject is ___. grandfather, heavy, suitcase
The thick curtain blocked the morning light. The simple subject is ___. curtain, light, thick
Those muddy boots belong outside. The simple subject is ___. boots, muddy, outside
The tiny hummingbird hovered near the feeder. The simple predicate is ___. feeder, hovered, hummingbird
Two brown owls nested in the hollow oak. The simple subject is ___. brown, oak, owls
The village baker sells warm rolls. The simple subject is ___. baker, rolls, village
The weary travelers rested under a tree. The simple subject is ___. travelers, tree, weary
The wooden ladder leaned against the shed. The simple predicate is ___. ladder, leaned, shed
The wrinkled map showed a hidden cave. The simple subject is ___. cave, map, wrinkled
The yellow taxi honked at the corner. The simple predicate is ___. corner, honked, taxi
The young cook peeled forty potatoes. The simple subject is ___. cook, potatoes, young

How this list was compiled: Written for this page: statements with one subject and one predicate each, the subject first. In the first set one of the two parts is repeated in brackets and the child names it. In the second the child picks the simple subject (the one main word of the subject, with its describing words taken away) or the simple predicate (the verb alone) from three words of the sentence. Subject and predicate as the two main parts of a sentence, and the predicate as everything in a statement except the subject or, more narrowly, its main verb, follow Wikipedia's Subject (grammar) and Predicate (grammar) articles, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicate_(grammar), read 2026-10-02 (license CC BY-SA 4.0); the simple subject as the single word left when its modifiers are removed follows the glossary page www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/simple_subject.htm, read the same day. No person, brand or character is named. Licence: own work

How it works

Each sheet draws 8 whole sentences from our own bank. One part of each is repeated in brackets, and the child circles subject or predicate. The subject is who or what the sentence is about; the predicate is the rest.

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Two sets

Set picks one. Subject or predicate?, where the page opens, repeats one part in brackets: Seven pelicans landed on the pier. (Seven pelicans) Simple subject and predicate asks for one word: the simple subject, which is the main word of the subject, or the simple predicate, the verb. Three words from the sentence sit under it: kitten, hungry, bowl.

For second grade, or your own sentences

As 2nd grade predicate worksheets, keep to the first set, where every answer is a whole part; the grades are our suggestion. Or type your own lines, the sentence and its bracket, an equals sign, the right word, a slash and the wrong one: The bell rang loudly. (The bell) = subject / predicate.

Every sentence here puts the subject first, so the split always falls just before the verb.

Questions and answers

What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

The subject is the person or thing the sentence is about. The predicate is the rest: the verb and everything that goes with it. In Two raccoons tipped over the trash can, the subject is Two raccoons.

What are the simple subject and the simple predicate?

The simple subject is the one main word of the subject, with its describing words taken away. The simple predicate is the verb alone. In The hungry kitten licked the empty bowl, they are kitten and licked.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. It prints as the last page unless you uncheck Add an answer key as the last page under More options. It circles the right word under each sentence of the sheet you print.

All 170 sentences

Subject or predicate? 90

Subject or predicate?, continued

Simple subject and predicate 80

How it works

Two sets

For second grade, or your own sentences

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