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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 162 · 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: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Vivaan
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) flies
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Aditya (d) mango
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Omkar (c) funny (d) book
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Myra (c) red (d) flies
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Zoya
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) paints (d) Rohan
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Omkar (d) sings
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) heavy (d) Sneha
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Manav (c) ball (d) kicks
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Sneha (b) colourful (c) draws (d) picture
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Ananya (d) funny
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) big (d) Kabir
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) new (c) flew (d) kite
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Isha (d) mango
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Saanvi (d) paints
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opens a big box every day.” (a) Aditya (b) box (c) opens (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Tara
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Omkar (c) painted (d) long
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Ira (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Dev (d) new
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Dev (c) heavy (d) carries
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Manav (d) new

Answer key

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

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