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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 186 · 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: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Kabir
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) ball (d) kicked
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash draws a big picture every day.” (a) Yash (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Kabir (b) paints (c) tall (d) wall
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a small box every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Zoya (c) bag (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) sweet (d) Ananya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav writes a long letter every day.” (a) Manav (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Kunal
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) Ishaan (d) kite
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Ananya (d) opens
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Isha (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Vivaan (c) bag (d) carries
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Manav (d) box
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Priya (d) ripe

Answer key

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

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