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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 156 · 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)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Vivaan
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Farhan (c) big (d) box
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) Meera (d) box
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Riya (c) colourful (d) picture
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) kite (d) Saanvi
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) red (c) flew (d) kite
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Neel (d) sweet
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Farhan (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Aditya (c) big (d) drew
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Kunal (c) long (d) wall
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Rohan (c) reads (d) book
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Rahul
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Ira (c) letter (d) wrote
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Ananya (c) reads (d) book
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Arjun (c) paints (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Aditya (d) kicked
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) Omkar (d) song
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) toy (c) bought (d) new
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) happily
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) Tara (d) book
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Vivaan
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) bought (c) new (d) toy
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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