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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 273 · 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: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) ball (d) Isha
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Priya
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Zoya
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a big box every day.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Tara (c) tall (d) wall
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a big bag every day.” (a) Neel (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Vivaan
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Ira
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Aisha
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Aarav (d) juicy
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Sneha (c) mango (d) eats
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Tara
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) Neel (b) letter (c) writes (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Arjun (d) carries
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) bought (c) new (d) toy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big

Answer key

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

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