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

Answer key

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

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