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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 104 · 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: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Nisha (d) mango
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Riya (c) flew (d) kite
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Zoya (c) toy (d) buys
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Meera (d) juicy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Saanvi (c) wrote (d) letter
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Myra (c) small (d) toy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sings a happy song every day.” (a) Kunal (b) song (c) happy (d) sings
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a happy song every day.” (a) Dev (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) opened (d) Riya
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Nisha (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Zoya (d) heavy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Aisha (c) letter (d) wrote
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Karan (c) long (d) wrote
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Manav
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Rahul
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) buys (c) toy (d) Aditya
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new

Answer key

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

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