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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 208 · 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)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Yash
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Ishaan
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Karan (d) writes
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Farhan
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Karan (c) big (d) opens
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Kabir (c) box (d) opens
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Zoya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Zoya (c) new (d) flew
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Omkar
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Aarav (c) new (d) read
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Sneha
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) small (d) Vivaan
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) sang (c) happy (d) song
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) long (d) Neel
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Omkar
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a small toy every day.” (a) Yash (b) buys (c) small (d) toy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) Yash (d) red
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) letter (c) long (d) wrote
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Omkar (c) funny (d) book
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily

Answer key

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

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