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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 118 · 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)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Meera (c) book (d) reads
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Omkar (c) mango (d) ate
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Priya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Kavya (c) box (d) opened
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) painted (c) wall (d) long
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Saanvi (d) kicks
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Tara
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Kabir
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Dev (b) sings (c) song (d) sweet
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) kite (d) Riya
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Ishaan (c) paints (d) wall
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Kunal (d) kicked
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Tara (c) bag (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) paints (d) Priya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Vivaan (d) bag
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Omkar
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Neel (c) bought (d) toy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) Priya (d) bicycle
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a new book yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) new (c) read (d) book
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) Sneha (d) picture
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Dev (c) toy (d) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a red kite every day.” (a) Rahul (b) kite (c) red (d) flies

Answer key

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

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