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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 181 · 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)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) Aarav (d) carried
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Zoya (c) kite (d) flies
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Neel (c) wall (d) painted
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Aisha (d) funny
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) kite (d) Tara
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Kunal (c) paints (d) wall
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Priya (c) colourful (d) picture
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rides (d) Zoya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Nisha
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Farhan (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) heavy (d) Arjun
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Arjun
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) Pooja (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Dev (d) bicycle
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Kavya
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) heavy (d) Kavya

Answer key

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

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