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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 174 · 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)? “Priya flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Priya (c) red (d) kite
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Neel (c) ate (d) ripe
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Vivaan (c) happy (d) song
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a short letter every day.” (a) Isha (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Isha (b) rides (c) blue (d) bicycle
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Dev
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Aisha (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Sneha (d) happy
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) Isha (b) reads (c) funny (d) book
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) Yash (d) wall
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Nisha (c) bag (d) carried
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Yash (c) picture (d) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Dev (c) funny (d) book
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Kabir
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Neel (c) kite (d) flew
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Saanvi (d) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Ira (c) kite (d) flies
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Nisha
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Aisha (c) juicy (d) ate
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Rohan (b) ripe (c) eats (d) mango

Answer key

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

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