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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 246 · 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)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Aarav (d) colourful
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) Manav (d) bag
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Ishaan (d) box
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) Pooja (d) letter
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Arjun (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) song (d) Zoya
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Kunal (c) tall (d) painted
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Ananya (b) flies (c) new (d) kite
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Kabir
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Vivaan (c) colourful (d) draws
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Arjun (d) rode
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Sneha (d) rides
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Rahul (c) eats (d) mango
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Ira (c) red (d) ball
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Omkar (d) rides
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Arjun (c) ripe (d) eats
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Kunal
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Tara (c) kicked (d) red
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Yash (c) carries (d) bag
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Ishaan (c) colourful (d) drew
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Dev (d) sings
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Vivaan (d) flies

Answer key

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

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