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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 149 · 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)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Kavya (c) bag (d) carried
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Diya (c) colourful (d) draws
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Aarav
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Diya (d) long
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rides (d) Manav
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Rohan (d) paints
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Saanvi (c) new (d) bicycle
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) Neel (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) Diya (d) book
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) new (d) Rahul
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Karan
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Kunal
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Nisha (d) rides
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Isha (d) sang
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Kabir
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Diya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Tara (d) mango
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) picture (d) draws
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Nisha (c) book (d) read
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) eats (d) Ira
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) wall (d) Vivaan
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Meera (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Rohan (c) eats (d) ripe
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) happily

Answer key

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

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