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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 260 · 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)? “Aditya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sings (d) Aditya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Omkar (c) reads (d) book
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Ananya (c) flew (d) kite
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Aisha (d) carried
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Kabir (d) carries
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Zoya
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Nisha (d) short
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carries a big bag every day.” (a) Diya (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Zoya (c) big (d) opened
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Myra (d) flies
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Kunal
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Dev (c) rides (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Priya (d) wrote
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Ananya (c) kicked (d) red
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Kunal (c) painted (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) Manav (d) ball
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) funny (d) Nisha
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) Pooja (d) bicycle

Answer key

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

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