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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 110 · 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)? “Ishaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Ishaan (c) bicycle (d) rides
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Omkar (c) song (d) sweet
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Kavya
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) Aditya (d) book
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Ira (d) box
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Aisha
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Vivaan (c) carries (d) bag
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Priya (d) read
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Yash (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Ananya (d) read
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Vivaan (c) letter (d) short
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Karan (d) sweet
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Aditya (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Rahul (c) bought (d) toy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a small toy every day.” (a) Arjun (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Riya
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Kabir (c) drew (d) picture
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Nisha (c) funny (d) book
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) Zoya (d) toy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) red (c) flew (d) kite

Answer key

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

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