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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 171 · 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: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) kite (d) Saanvi
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Saanvi (d) sang
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Pooja (d) carries
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Meera (c) song (d) sweet
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Kavya (c) small (d) toy
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Zoya
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) carried (c) big (d) bag
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Neel (d) kicked
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Priya
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Kunal (d) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a big picture every day.” (a) Tara (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sang (d) Pooja
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) Meera (d) wall
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Nisha (c) juicy (d) mango
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Sneha (c) letter (d) short
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Diya (c) song (d) sings
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Priya (b) wall (c) paints (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Farhan (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Vivaan (c) wrote (d) long
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Arjun (c) wrote (d) letter
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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