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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 214 · 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.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) colourful (d) Aditya
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Rahul (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Meera (c) book (d) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Yash (d) flew
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Rohan (c) rode (d) bicycle
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flew (d) Aarav
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) kicked (c) red (d) ball
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Nisha (c) small (d) bought
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) mango (d) Aisha
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Dev
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Kunal (c) reads (d) book
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Arjun
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Pooja
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Karan (c) draws (d) picture
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Aisha (d) mango
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Tara (d) book
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Ira (d) mango
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Isha (c) wall (d) paints
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Manav

Answer key

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

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