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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 170 · 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: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Nisha (c) drew (d) colourful
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Ira
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) read (d) Omkar
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Aisha (d) box
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Rohan (d) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) wall (d) Rahul
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Kabir (c) opened (d) small
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Ananya (d) letter
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Saanvi
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Ananya (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) big (d) Zoya
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) ball (d) Omkar
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Zoya (d) mango
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Aarav (c) flew (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Kunal (d) mango
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Kabir (c) read (d) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a new toy every day.” (a) Rohan (b) new (c) buys (d) toy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies

Answer key

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

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