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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 197 · 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)? “Meera paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Meera (c) paints (d) long
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) Sneha (b) reads (c) book (d) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Tara (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Rohan (c) bag (d) heavy
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Manav (c) bicycle (d) blue
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Dev (c) ripe (d) eats
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Farhan (c) new (d) kite
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Myra (d) ripe
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sang (d) Arjun
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Neel (c) letter (d) writes
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Pooja (b) tall (c) paints (d) wall
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Priya
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) Omkar (d) song
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Arjun (d) buys
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) book (d) Omkar
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Aisha (c) ripe (d) mango
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Kavya (c) big (d) opened
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Aisha (d) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Priya (d) sang
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a happy song every day.” (a) Sneha (b) happy (c) sings (d) song
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) painted (c) long (d) wall
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Sneha (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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