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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 107 · 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)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Rohan (c) song (d) sang
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel buys a small toy every day.” (a) Neel (b) toy (c) small (d) buys
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) blue (c) rode (d) bicycle
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Riya (d) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) sweet (d) Manav
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flew (d) Diya
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Tara (c) blue (d) bicycle
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Kunal (c) opens (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) Vivaan
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Manav (c) new (d) reads
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) long (d) Meera
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) red (c) ball (d) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Kavya (c) small (d) bought
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) read (d) funny
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a small toy every day.” (a) Manav (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Yash (c) bicycle (d) rode
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Saanvi (d) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Vivaan (d) red
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Meera
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Arjun (d) flies

Answer key

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

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