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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 127 · 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: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Aditya (d) carried
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Kunal (c) box (d) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Manav (c) song (d) sweet
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Ira
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) big (c) carried (d) bag
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) big (d) Manav
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Omkar (d) paints
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Pooja (c) bicycle (d) rides
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Aarav (c) ball (d) kicked
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Meera
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) kite (d) Priya
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Karan (c) long (d) painted
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Riya (c) carries (d) bag
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Rohan (c) blue (d) bicycle
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Manav (d) bought
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Dev (d) buys
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) tall (d) Dev

Answer key

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

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