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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 185 · 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: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Yash (c) ball (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan writes a long letter every day.” (a) Farhan (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Aarav
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Farhan
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Karan
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Omkar (d) toy
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) Manav (d) ball
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Priya
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Dev
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Vivaan
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Aarav (b) bag (c) carries (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Saanvi
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Aarav
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Kunal (c) drew (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Manav
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Meera (b) mango (c) eats (d) juicy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) small (d) Karan
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Karan (c) painted (d) wall
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Diya (c) toy (d) new
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Rahul (c) flew (d) kite
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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