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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 10 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Vivaan
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Neel (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Zoya
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Isha
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) new (d) Riya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Vivaan (c) red (d) kicked
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Aisha (c) eats (d) mango
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Kavya (c) red (d) ball
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) ball (d) Vivaan
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Sneha (c) short (d) letter
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sings (d) Diya
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flew (d) Isha
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Rohan (b) draws (c) colourful (d) picture
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) opened (d) Neel
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Farhan (c) bicycle (d) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) Sneha (d) toy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Karan (d) buys
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) wrote (c) short (d) letter
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Kunal (d) kicks

Answer key

  1. wrote
  2. rides
  3. sang
  4. writes
  5. sang
  6. read
  7. kicked
  8. kicks
  9. eats
  10. flies
  11. kicks
  12. kicks
  13. kicks
  14. kicks
  15. wrote
  16. carries
  17. reads
  18. sings
  19. rides
  20. flew
  21. draws
  22. paints
  23. opened
  24. sings
  25. writes
  26. reads
  27. bought
  28. carries
  29. rides
  30. rides
  31. writes
  32. bought
  33. buys
  34. drew
  35. writes
  36. opens
  37. wrote
  38. rides
  39. reads
  40. kicks

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