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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 216 · 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: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Diya (d) drew
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Sneha (c) juicy (d) eats
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rohan (b) kicks (c) ball (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) Yash (d) picture
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Myra (c) wrote (d) short
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Kavya (b) rides (c) blue (d) bicycle
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) bought (c) small (d) toy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) book (d) Vivaan
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Ananya (b) sings (c) happy (d) song
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Saanvi (d) picture
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) Diya (d) bicycle
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Saanvi (d) bought
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra writes a long letter every day.” (a) Myra (b) writes (c) long (d) letter
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Arjun (d) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Farhan (c) rode (d) bicycle

Answer key

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

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