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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 180 · 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)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) box (d) Arjun
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Sneha (b) song (c) sweet (d) sings
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) small (d) Ishaan
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Farhan (d) drew
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Rohan (b) heavy (c) carries (d) bag
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Kunal (d) flies
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Meera (c) big (d) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Tara (d) kite
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Kavya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Rohan (c) read (d) book
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Aditya (d) juicy
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) big (d) Sneha
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Ishaan
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Kavya
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Diya
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Riya (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Riya
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Vivaan
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a new book every day.” (a) Nisha (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) writes (d) Riya
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Rohan (c) painted (d) wall
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Diya (c) bicycle (d) blue
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) Priya (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a small box every day.” (a) Neel (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Rohan (d) toy

Answer key

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

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