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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 251 · 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)? “Pooja wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Pooja (d) letter
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Aarav (d) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Pooja (d) box
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Isha
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) ripe (c) eats (d) mango
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) blue (d) Ishaan
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Yash (c) sweet (d) song
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) paints (c) wall (d) Sneha
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Saanvi (d) red
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) short (c) wrote (d) letter
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Ananya (c) box (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Isha (d) draws
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Omkar (d) big
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Zoya (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Isha
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Saanvi (c) opened (d) small
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Aditya
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Aarav (d) carried
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) Riya (d) song
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful

Answer key

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

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