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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 221 · 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)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Ananya (d) colourful
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Yash (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Kabir (d) juicy
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Dev (d) funny
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a red kite every day.” (a) Ira (b) kite (c) red (d) flies
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Kavya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) new (c) bought (d) toy
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Ishaan
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Rahul (d) read
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Diya (c) heavy (d) carried
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Kavya (b) song (c) happy (d) sings
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a small toy every day.” (a) Manav (b) toy (c) small (d) buys
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Aditya (b) rides (c) blue (d) bicycle
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Farhan (c) ball (d) kicks
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) flew (c) red (d) kite
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Rahul (d) red
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Priya (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carried
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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