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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 155 · 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 ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) Rohan (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Aarav (d) opens
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) red (d) Priya
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Arjun (c) bicycle (d) rides
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) Yash (b) opens (c) big (d) box
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) toy (c) small (d) bought
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Diya (c) eats (d) mango
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Sneha
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Kunal (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rode (d) Ira
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Vivaan
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) song (d) Neel
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Ishaan
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Dev (d) buys
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) juicy (d) Aditya
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Aditya (c) happy (d) sang
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) kite (c) flew (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Priya (c) ball (d) big
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Arjun (c) kite (d) flew
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) new (c) book (d) read
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Tara (b) draws (c) colourful (d) picture

Answer key

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

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