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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 184 · 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: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Nisha (c) ball (d) kicked
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Aditya (c) ripe (d) eats
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Nisha
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) new (d) Sneha
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Dev (c) sang (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Omkar (d) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Rahul (d) new
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Nisha (d) kicked
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Aditya
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) read (c) book (d) new
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Aarav (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) blue
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Zoya (c) ball (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Omkar
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) Pooja (b) big (c) picture (d) draws
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Isha (c) sings (d) song
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) kite (d) Saanvi
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Vivaan (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) drew (c) picture (d) colourful
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a big box every day.” (a) Manav (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a small box every day.” (a) Neel (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) red (d) Rohan
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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