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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 211 · 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)? “Isha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Isha (c) new (d) kite
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Zoya (c) opens (d) box
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Neel (d) colourful
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Priya (c) sweet (d) sang
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a red kite every day.” (a) Pooja (b) kite (c) red (d) flies
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a short letter every day.” (a) Rahul (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Zoya (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Nisha (b) kicks (c) ball (d) red
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Pooja (d) toy
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Riya (c) toy (d) bought
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Kavya
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Kavya (d) paints
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) Meera (d) mango
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a new toy every day.” (a) Myra (b) buys (c) toy (d) new
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Ira (c) mango (d) ripe
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily

Answer key

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

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