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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 224 · 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 bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a funny book every day.” (a) Tara (b) reads (c) funny (d) book
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Diya (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Sneha (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Kavya (d) drew
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Tara
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Aarav (d) toy
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) song (d) Arjun
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) Arjun (d) song
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) Nisha (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Diya (c) read (d) funny
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Neel (d) sang
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) sang (c) happy (d) song
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Meera (c) long (d) wall
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Omkar (d) red
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a new kite every day.” (a) Karan (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Rahul (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) new
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) juicy (d) Meera
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a new book every day.” (a) Kunal (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Rahul (c) new (d) bought
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Kunal (d) mango
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Arjun (d) red
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) read (d) Aarav
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Aditya (c) bicycle (d) rides
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Omkar (d) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Vivaan
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue

Answer key

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

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