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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 187 · 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)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Pooja (d) draws
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Rahul (c) funny (d) book
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Kunal
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) read (c) book (d) new
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Aditya (d) sweet
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Dev (d) short
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Dev (c) new (d) buys
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Farhan
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Karan (d) box
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Rahul (b) song (c) sweet (d) sings
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Arjun
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Ira (c) read (d) book
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Omkar (d) book
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Kavya (d) bought
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Rohan (d) draws
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Dev (b) bag (c) carries (d) heavy
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) Karan (d) book
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) Saanvi (d) picture
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long

Answer key

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

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