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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 222 · 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: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Karan (c) reads (d) book
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Kavya (d) ate
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Vivaan (d) wrote
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) book (c) new (d) read
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Isha
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Omkar
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Kabir (d) funny
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Nisha
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Tara (c) new (d) flies
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a small toy every day.” (a) Ira (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Omkar (d) carried
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Arjun
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Kunal (c) ball (d) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Manav (c) colourful (d) draws
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) Manav (d) bicycle
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) picture (c) drew (d) big
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) Rohan (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Isha (c) sings (d) sweet
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Meera
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries

Answer key

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

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