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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 270 · 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)? “Neel flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Neel (c) red (d) kite
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) letter (c) long (d) wrote
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Ira (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) new
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Ananya (d) bought
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) juicy (d) Rahul
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Isha (b) eats (c) ripe (d) mango
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Karan
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Tara (b) mango (c) eats (d) juicy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Pooja (c) new (d) toy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Riya (c) paints (d) wall
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Manav (b) bag (c) carries (d) heavy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Meera (c) eats (d) juicy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Kabir (d) picture
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Diya
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Rahul
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Pooja (c) letter (d) wrote
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Aisha (c) small (d) opens
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Ishaan (d) picture
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Vivaan (c) writes (d) long

Answer key

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

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