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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 265 · 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)? “Priya flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Priya (c) red (d) kite
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Vivaan (c) kite (d) flew
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) picture (d) Farhan
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Ananya (d) small
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Myra
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) Ananya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flies a red kite every day.” (a) Meera (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Diya (c) song (d) sweet
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Aditya (d) wall
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) carried (c) bag (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Farhan (c) letter (d) writes
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a short letter every day.” (a) Arjun (b) writes (c) letter (d) short
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) Kabir (d) heavy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Ishaan (c) buys (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Vivaan (c) carried (d) heavy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Dev (c) funny (d) read
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Ananya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) red (d) Ishaan
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Tara (c) bought (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Aisha (d) new
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Arjun
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Kavya (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) colourful (c) drew (d) picture
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Riya (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) Saanvi (d) opened
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Meera (d) wrote
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Yash (c) small (d) buys
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Kabir
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big

Answer key

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

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