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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 130 · 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: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) opens
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Manav (c) box (d) opened
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Meera (d) kicked
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Manav (c) toy (d) buys
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Diya (c) kicked (d) big
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Manav (d) carried
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a small box every day.” (a) Kavya (b) small (c) opens (d) box
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) red (d) Pooja
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Myra (d) sings
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) tall (d) Aarav
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Pooja
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Aarav (d) mango
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) tall (d) Vivaan
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Rohan
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Omkar (c) rode (d) blue
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Aditya
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Tara (c) long (d) painted
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Rohan
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Rahul (c) picture (d) colourful
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) paints (d) Ira
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) Arjun (d) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Sneha
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries

Answer key

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

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