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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 242 · 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)? “Priya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Priya (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Neel (c) rode (d) bicycle
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Sneha
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Ananya (c) red (d) kicked
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Ishaan (d) bag
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Pooja (c) draws (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Nisha (c) kicked (d) red
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Pooja (c) tall (d) painted
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Kabir (c) read (d) book
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Dev (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a big bag every day.” (a) Aarav (b) bag (c) big (d) carries
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Dev (d) rides
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Nisha (d) eats
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Aisha (d) ball
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) opens (d) Diya
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Zoya (c) red (d) kicked
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Rahul (c) bag (d) carries
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Zoya (d) letter
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Zoya (d) letter
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Arjun (d) kicked
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Ananya (c) happy (d) song

Answer key

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

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