← Verbs: action words lesson New set →

Verb Worksheet

English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 254 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar