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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 111 · 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)? “Pooja opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Pooja (d) opened
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Nisha (c) sings (d) sweet
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Aditya (d) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Isha (c) big (d) ball
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Arjun (c) ball (d) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Kunal (d) rode
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Kunal (d) reads
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Zoya (c) ate (d) mango
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a new toy every day.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Zoya (b) wall (c) long (d) paints
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Nisha (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Rohan (d) bought
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Diya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) new (d) Aarav
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Vivaan
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Kavya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Aarav
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Vivaan (c) kite (d) red
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) Karan (d) ball
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Kunal (c) song (d) sweet
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) Aisha (d) carried

Answer key

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

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