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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 178 · 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: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Pooja (c) heavy (d) carried
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) small (c) opened (d) box
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Karan (d) kicked
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) picture (c) colourful (d) drew
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) Ananya (d) letter
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Isha
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Yash
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya writes a short letter every day.” (a) Priya (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Kavya
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) Diya (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) colourful (d) Rahul
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Isha
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Tara (c) kite (d) flies
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) painted (c) long (d) wall
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Aarav (d) sings
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Kavya (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Isha (c) big (d) picture

Answer key

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

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