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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 239 · 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: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Omkar
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Zoya (d) funny
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a new book every day.” (a) Rohan (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Tara (d) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Aisha (d) carried
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Tara (d) mango
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Aisha (c) paints (d) wall
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) small (d) Sneha
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Riya (d) letter
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Kunal
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Diya (c) bought (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Meera (c) eats (d) ripe
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) new (d) Kavya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Tara (c) ripe (d) mango
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Ananya (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Sneha
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) colourful (c) drew (d) picture
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Riya (d) kicks
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Neel
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Pooja

Answer key

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

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