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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 150 · 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)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Sneha
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a big box every day.” (a) Farhan (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Rohan
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) heavy (c) carried (d) bag
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Sneha
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Neel (d) bought
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Tara (d) picture
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Meera (c) wall (d) paints
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Neel
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) Farhan (d) bag
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) book (c) read (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) book (c) read (d) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Priya (c) new (d) buys
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Kabir (c) bought (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Diya (d) kicks
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Aditya (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful

Answer key

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

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