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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 125 · 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: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Sneha
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Myra (c) carries (d) heavy
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) funny (d) Pooja
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) Nisha (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Myra
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Priya (b) eats (c) ripe (d) mango
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Dev (c) drew (d) picture
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Aarav (c) short (d) wrote
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Ishaan (c) heavy (d) bag
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Zoya (c) painted (d) wall
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Zoya (d) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Isha (d) rides
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) painted (c) wall (d) long
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) box (d) Neel
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Neel
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a new book every day.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) box (c) opened (d) big

Answer key

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

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