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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 172 · 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.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Aisha (c) song (d) happy
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) kite (d) Meera
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Dev (c) flew (d) kite
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) paints (d) Yash
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Nisha (d) rode
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Diya (c) small (d) box
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rides (d) Pooja
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) ball (d) Rohan
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Yash (c) juicy (d) eats
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Rahul (c) tall (d) paints
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Meera (c) new (d) book
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Saanvi (c) book (d) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Ananya (c) big (d) draws
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Rahul (c) happy (d) sang
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Kavya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flies (d) Kavya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Meera (d) kicks
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Arjun (c) ball (d) kicks
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) Arjun (d) blue
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Tara (c) big (d) bag
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Dev (c) short (d) wrote
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long

Answer key

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

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