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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 195 · 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: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flew (d) Rahul
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Aarav (c) carried (d) heavy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Aisha (d) short
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Rohan (d) opened
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Nisha (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Isha
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Diya (b) mango (c) eats (d) ripe
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) opens (d) Pooja
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rides (d) Riya
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Kabir
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Nisha (d) sings
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Isha (d) opened
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) picture (d) Kabir
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Farhan (d) bought
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) opens (d) box
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Saanvi (c) kicks (d) ball
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Yash (c) new (d) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) wall (d) Sneha
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Yash
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny

Answer key

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

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