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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 117 · 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)? “Priya carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) bag (d) Priya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Ira (c) wrote (d) letter
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) sang (c) song (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Rohan (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Zoya (c) opened (d) box
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Kunal (d) new
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Arjun (d) sweet
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Myra
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) Ishaan (d) box
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Myra
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Nisha (d) ate
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) ate (c) mango (d) juicy
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Priya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Yash (c) box (d) opens
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) read (c) book (d) funny
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a new book yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) read (c) new (d) book
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Pooja (b) eats (c) mango (d) ripe
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Sneha (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Ira (d) writes
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Neel (d) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Sneha (d) book

Answer key

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

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