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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 123 · 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: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Zoya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) Pooja (d) letter
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Ira (d) red
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Dev (c) mango (d) ate
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) bicycle (d) rides
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Vivaan (d) blue
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Pooja
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a short letter every day.” (a) Kabir (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) ripe (c) ate (d) mango
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Manav (c) carried (d) bag
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Tara (d) new
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) Karan (d) kite
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Farhan (c) happy (d) song
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Tara
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Isha (c) paints (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Neel (c) mango (d) juicy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Pooja (b) colourful (c) picture (d) draws
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) picture (d) Manav
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a big box every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Omkar (c) heavy (d) bag
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) draws (d) Kabir
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Aisha (d) rode

Answer key

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

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