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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 141 · 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)? “Manav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) wall (d) Ira
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Tara (c) bought (d) toy
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Diya (d) bought
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Pooja (c) new (d) reads
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Neel (c) picture (d) drew
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Omkar
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a small box every day.” (a) Ananya (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Isha
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Riya
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Aditya
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) Riya (d) bicycle
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Tara (d) rides
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Ira (c) new (d) kite
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Farhan (c) ate (d) ripe
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Diya
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) wrote (c) long (d) letter
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Ananya (c) paints (d) long
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carried (d) Karan
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) Aisha (d) wall
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Kavya (c) carries (d) big
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Manav (d) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Ananya (d) painted

Answer key

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

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