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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 199 · 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)? “Ira sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Ira (d) sang
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) Aisha (d) picture
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Nisha
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Sneha
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Zoya (c) ball (d) red
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Karan (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Zoya (d) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Kunal (c) letter (d) writes
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a happy song every day.” (a) Arjun (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Arjun (c) red (d) kite
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Yash (c) big (d) picture
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a new book yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) book (c) read (d) new
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) funny (d) Saanvi
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Aarav (c) colourful (d) draws
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) Nisha
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) book (d) Neel
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Vivaan (d) toy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Arjun (c) sweet (d) sang
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Kunal (c) song (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Isha (d) kicks
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) new (c) read (d) book
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) blue
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) small (d) Rahul
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new

Answer key

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

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