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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 113 · 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)? “Vivaan opens a big box every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) Sneha (d) kite
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a new book every day.” (a) Myra (b) reads (c) book (d) new
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Priya (c) letter (d) writes
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Ishaan (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Zoya (c) rides (d) blue
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Aditya (c) big (d) opened
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Meera (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Neel
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Ira (c) song (d) sings
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Neel (d) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Aisha (c) carried (d) bag
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Neel
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Arjun (c) big (d) opens
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Diya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Myra (c) carries (d) bag
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Priya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) big (d) Ishaan
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a happy song every day.” (a) Meera (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) eats (d) Kavya
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks

Answer key

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

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