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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 227 · 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)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Farhan (c) small (d) opened
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Kavya (d) wrote
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Rahul (d) rode
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) long (d) Kabir
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Meera
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sings (d) Karan
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Farhan (c) read (d) book
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Aditya
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Aarav (c) painted (d) wall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Nisha (d) wrote
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) opens (d) Yash
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Isha (c) box (d) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Riya (c) mango (d) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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