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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 196 · 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: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Manav (d) ate
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Meera (c) colourful (d) drew
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) new (c) book (d) read
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Aditya (d) toy
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Diya (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Sneha (d) mango
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Karan
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Diya
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) kite (c) flew (d) red
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Nisha (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) Aarav (b) toy (c) new (d) buys
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Saanvi (c) new (d) kite
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) rode (c) blue (d) bicycle
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Omkar
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Dev (d) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Kunal (b) kicks (c) ball (d) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Aditya (c) mango (d) eats
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Karan (d) opened
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Aditya (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Karan (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Kabir (d) wrote
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Zoya (d) ate
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats

Answer key

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

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