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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 159 · 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)? “Priya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) read (c) book (d) funny
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Vivaan (d) long
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Neel (c) book (d) reads
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Tara (c) kicks (d) red
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Kavya
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Sneha (c) bought (d) toy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Kabir
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Vivaan (c) toy (d) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) buys (d) Omkar
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) bag (d) Omkar
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) wall (d) Kunal
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Pooja (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Isha (d) flies
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Diya (c) mango (d) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Ananya (d) draws
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Tara
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) new (c) bought (d) toy
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) wall (d) Arjun
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Yash (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Diya (d) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Sneha (d) short
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Tara (c) tall (d) painted

Answer key

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

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