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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 128 · 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)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Zoya (c) mango (d) juicy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Pooja (d) toy
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Yash (c) reads (d) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Vivaan (c) toy (d) buys
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Rohan
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Nisha (d) box
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Aarav (d) painted
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) toy (c) small (d) bought
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Ira (c) buys (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Aditya (c) sings (d) sweet
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Sneha
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Kunal (d) ripe
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Rahul (c) small (d) toy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Aisha (c) picture (d) colourful
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Zoya (d) flies
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Isha (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rides

Answer key

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

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