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

Answer key

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

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