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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 154 · 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: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Arjun (d) colourful
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Rahul (c) mango (d) juicy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) Farhan (d) bag
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Pooja
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) ate (c) mango (d) juicy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) Priya (d) song
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Kabir (c) mango (d) juicy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Ananya (c) sweet (d) song
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Farhan (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Aisha (c) bicycle (d) new
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) Diya (d) bicycle
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Meera (d) book
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Pooja (c) mango (d) ripe
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) kite (d) Aarav
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Rohan (d) carried
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) Dev (d) opens
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a small toy every day.” (a) Meera (b) buys (c) small (d) toy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Farhan (c) long (d) painted
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Sneha
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries

Answer key

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

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