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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 161 · 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: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Ishaan
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Arjun (d) happy
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) opens
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) song (d) Diya
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Pooja
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Zoya (c) book (d) new
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) new (d) Dev
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Neel
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a new book every day.” (a) Rahul (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Neel (c) song (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a happy song every day.” (a) Karan (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Karan (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a new kite every day.” (a) Myra (b) flies (c) new (d) kite
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Riya
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) Isha (d) song
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Ishaan (c) picture (d) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Ira
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Myra (c) kite (d) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opens a big box every day.” (a) Ira (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Ananya (b) eats (c) mango (d) ripe
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings

Answer key

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

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