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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 204 · 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)? “Aarav opens a small box every day.” (a) Aarav (b) opens (c) small (d) box
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Manav (d) ripe
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Isha
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Arjun
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Neel
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Arjun (b) colourful (c) picture (d) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) sweet (d) Manav
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Isha (c) song (d) sings
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Diya (d) wrote
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Dev (c) ball (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a small toy every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Neel (d) reads
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Kabir (c) wrote (d) long
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) toy (d) Omkar
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Priya (c) big (d) drew
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Myra (c) box (d) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Vivaan (d) colourful
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Diya (c) reads (d) funny
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Kabir
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Isha (c) letter (d) wrote
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Arjun (d) big
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Aarav
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Kunal (c) ripe (d) ate
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Myra (c) new (d) flies
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Dev (c) ripe (d) mango

Answer key

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

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