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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 188 · 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)? “Zoya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) new (d) Zoya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Nisha (c) ball (d) kicked
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Zoya (c) flies (d) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) Kunal (d) ball
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Aditya (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Ananya
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a big box every day.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Ira (c) ball (d) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Sneha (d) long
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Karan (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Kabir (c) drew (d) picture
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Aarav (d) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Aditya
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Manav (d) kicked
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a funny book every day.” (a) Pooja (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Ishaan (c) sang (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Farhan (d) new
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Tara (c) happy (d) sang
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Kavya (d) rides
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) Zoya (d) wall
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Manav (d) read
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Omkar (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) reads (d) Myra
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Manav (c) letter (d) short

Answer key

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

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