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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 100 · 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.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) Rohan (d) picture
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) blue (c) rode (d) bicycle
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar writes a short letter every day.” (a) Omkar (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Aisha (c) sweet (d) song
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Saanvi (c) eats (d) juicy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) new (d) Isha
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Myra (d) painted
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a new book every day.” (a) Karan (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) Nisha (d) kite
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) Meera (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Kavya (d) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Aarav (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Ishaan (c) drew (d) picture
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Saanvi
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Rohan (d) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Vivaan (d) new
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Tara (c) writes (d) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Karan (d) drew
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Dev (d) red
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) funny (d) Nisha
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys

Answer key

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

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