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

Answer key

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

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