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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 169 · 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: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Saanvi
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Isha (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Dev (d) letter
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Vivaan (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Pooja (d) ripe
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Neel (c) short (d) letter
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) flew (c) red (d) kite
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Ishaan (c) big (d) kicked
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a new book every day.” (a) Ananya (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) Dev (d) book
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) book (d) Tara
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) drew (d) Kabir
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Saanvi (d) ripe
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) big (d) Farhan
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) paints (d) Farhan
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Neel
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) bought (d) Yash
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Riya (c) flew (d) red
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) Ananya (d) bag
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Riya (d) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) toy (c) new (d) bought
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Vivaan
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens

Answer key

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

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