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

Answer key

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

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