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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 145 · 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: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Kabir (c) new (d) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Sneha (d) kicked
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carries a big bag every day.” (a) Diya (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Isha (d) draws
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Rohan (d) opened
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Kabir (d) tall
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) new (d) Yash
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a big box every day.” (a) Kabir (b) box (c) opens (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Neel (c) ripe (d) eats
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Meera (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Kavya (c) long (d) wall
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Manav (d) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Kavya
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Aarav (c) ripe (d) mango
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) buys (c) Karan (d) toy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Kavya (c) happy (d) song
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a new toy every day.” (a) Kunal (b) toy (c) new (d) buys
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Karan (c) new (d) rode
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) new
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) big (d) Neel
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) short (d) Myra
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) Sneha (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Ishaan
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily

Answer key

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

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