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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 182 · 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: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) box (d) Priya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Rahul (c) red (d) kite
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Ira (d) mango
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Myra
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Saanvi (d) eats
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) Rohan (b) writes (c) letter (d) long
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) Dev (d) opened
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Diya
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a long wall every day.” (a) Omkar (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) Vivaan (d) ball
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) box (d) Tara
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Dev (c) big (d) picture
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Dev
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) eats (d) Kunal
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Rohan
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Ishaan (d) reads
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Diya (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Diya (c) read (d) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Nisha (d) bag
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Kavya (d) toy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Omkar (d) reads
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Priya (c) eats (d) juicy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) Ananya (d) bicycle

Answer key

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

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