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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 228 · 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)? “Ira opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Ira (d) box
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Pooja (d) eats
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) colourful (d) Isha
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Ira (c) paints (d) long
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Saanvi (c) toy (d) bought
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Myra (b) colourful (c) draws (d) picture
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Meera
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Farhan (c) wrote (d) letter
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Farhan (d) carries
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Neel (d) drew
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Omkar (d) read
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Arjun (d) colourful
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) buys (d) Yash
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) opens (d) Rohan
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Myra (d) new
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Aarav
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) red (d) Diya
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Omkar (d) sings
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Riya (c) writes (d) short

Answer key

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

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