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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 264 · 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: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Vivaan (c) sang (d) song
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) Kunal (d) bag
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) big (d) Meera
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Kunal (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Dev
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) picture (c) drew (d) big
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Vivaan (c) book (d) read
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Zoya (c) wall (d) painted
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Vivaan (d) picture
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Priya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Kabir (d) colourful
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) flies
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Farhan (d) sweet
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) big (d) Dev
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Aisha (d) painted
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a big box every day.” (a) Isha (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Priya (b) colourful (c) draws (d) picture

Answer key

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

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