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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 191 · 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: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) wall (d) Kavya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Manav (c) read (d) funny
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Priya (c) picture (d) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) juicy (d) Riya
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) kite (d) Meera
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Saanvi (c) draws (d) picture
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) Kabir (d) kite
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) Yash (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Aditya (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Meera (c) picture (d) drew
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Nisha
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Pooja (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Aisha
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Priya (c) bag (d) carried
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Arjun (b) sings (c) sweet (d) song
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Nisha (c) writes (d) long
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Arjun (c) wall (d) painted
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Karan (c) flew (d) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) flew (c) red (d) kite
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Diya (c) funny (d) book
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) Rahul (d) kite
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries

Answer key

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

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