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

Answer key

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

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