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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 139 · 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)? “Aditya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Aditya (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) Rohan (d) box
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Rahul
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Zoya (d) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Farhan (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Farhan
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Rahul
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) ball (d) Riya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) writes (d) Kavya
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Neel (c) box (d) opened
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Priya (c) kite (d) flies
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Neel (c) big (d) ball
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Kabir (b) new (c) rides (d) bicycle
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a small toy every day.” (a) Dev (b) buys (c) small (d) toy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) Neel (b) short (c) writes (d) letter
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) Dev (d) long

Answer key

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

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