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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 252 · 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)? “Myra flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) kite (c) flew (d) red
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Vivaan (c) kite (d) red
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rode
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Manav (b) ripe (c) eats (d) mango
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Yash (c) toy (d) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Myra (c) wrote (d) short
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) box (d) Ira
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) mango (d) Meera
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Priya (d) bicycle
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Ananya (c) ball (d) big
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a happy song every day.” (a) Arjun (b) sings (c) happy (d) song
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Kabir (d) reads
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a small toy every day.” (a) Pooja (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) letter (d) Karan
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Arjun (d) kite
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) wall (c) long (d) paints
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Tara
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Aisha (d) big
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides

Answer key

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

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