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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 240 · 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: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Riya (c) ate (d) mango
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Kabir
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sang (d) Omkar
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Meera (c) wall (d) long
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Priya
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Tara (d) letter
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) short (d) Ananya
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Kabir (c) picture (d) draws
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Pooja
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Kavya
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Arjun (d) rides
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Meera (c) ball (d) kicked
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Ishaan
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) Kabir (d) toy
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Aditya
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Vivaan (d) long
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Saanvi
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Zoya (d) ripe
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Arjun
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) carried (c) big (d) bag

Answer key

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

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