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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 167 · 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: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Nisha (d) funny
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Farhan (c) mango (d) ripe
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Manav
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a new toy every day.” (a) Sneha (b) toy (c) new (d) buys
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Kabir (d) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Karan (d) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Priya (c) juicy (d) mango
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) Zoya (d) letter
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Arjun
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Sneha (d) mango
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Diya (c) ripe (d) mango
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) red (d) Ira
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) read (c) funny (d) book
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Saanvi
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Aisha
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Ananya
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Nisha (c) big (d) draws
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Kunal (c) new (d) rides

Answer key

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

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