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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 207 · 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)? “Ananya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Ananya (d) red
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Diya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Ananya (c) book (d) reads
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Arjun (d) kicks
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) Karan (c) toy (d) bought
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) letter (d) Riya
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) red (d) Tara
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flies a new kite every day.” (a) Neel (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Rahul (d) ate
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Ishaan
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Meera (d) drew
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Kavya
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Ananya (c) picture (d) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Arjun (d) flies
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Arjun
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Riya
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Omkar
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) big (c) Riya (d) box
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Diya (c) picture (d) draws
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Aisha
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Vivaan (d) red

Answer key

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

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