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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 144 · 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: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) red
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) short (d) Ira
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Ananya (b) flies (c) kite (d) red
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Aarav
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Ira
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Myra (d) book
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) kicked (c) ball (d) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Pooja (d) funny
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) carried (c) big (d) bag
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Aditya
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Isha (c) big (d) opened
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Priya (d) long
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Rohan (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Zoya (d) letter
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Dev (d) rode
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Ishaan (d) sweet
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Neel
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Kavya (d) eats
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Karan (b) sings (c) song (d) sweet

Answer key

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

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