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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 122 · 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.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Ishaan
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a small box every day.” (a) Neel (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Riya (c) bag (d) carried
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Vivaan (c) book (d) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Myra (c) kite (d) flies
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Rahul
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Tara
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Kabir
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Arjun (d) colourful
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Sneha (c) short (d) wrote
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Ananya (c) picture (d) draws
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a new kite every day.” (a) Pooja (b) kite (c) new (d) flies
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) read (d) Tara
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carries (d) Kabir
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides

Answer key

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

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