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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 267 · 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)? “Aarav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) funny (d) Ira
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Manav
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Saanvi (c) mango (d) ate
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Diya
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Dev (c) long (d) writes
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Neel
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a small toy every day.” (a) Kunal (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Dev
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Kabir
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) Aarav (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) paints (d) Karan
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Tara (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) happy (d) Arjun
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Tara (c) wall (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Manav (c) sang (d) song
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Tara (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) happy (c) Neel (d) song
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings

Answer key

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

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