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

Answer key

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

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