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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 261 · 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: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Riya (d) painted
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sings (d) Ira
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Rohan
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Vivaan (d) wrote
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) flew (c) new (d) kite
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Manav (d) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Isha (d) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Meera (d) drew
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Ananya (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Pooja (c) letter (d) writes
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Rohan
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Yash (c) ball (d) red
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) ripe (c) ate (d) mango
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Ananya (d) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Kabir (c) opened (d) big
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Meera
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) box (c) opens (d) Priya
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Dev (d) painted
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Karan (d) rides
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new

Answer key

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

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