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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 248 · 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: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Zoya (d) ripe
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Kabir
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Sneha
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Ishaan (c) toy (d) new
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Sneha (b) carries (c) bag (d) big
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Sneha (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Aarav
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Meera
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) ripe (c) ate (d) mango
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Sneha
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Manav (c) rides (d) bicycle
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Nisha
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) Ananya (d) wall
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Zoya
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Ishaan (c) small (d) buys
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Vivaan
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) Rohan (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Kabir
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Yash (c) ate (d) mango

Answer key

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

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