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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 277 · 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: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) short (d) Ishaan
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Saanvi
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Dev (d) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Ananya (d) carried
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) book (c) new (d) read
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Rohan (d) rides
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Vivaan (c) mango (d) eats
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Ishaan (d) eats
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rode (d) Ishaan
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Omkar (d) buys
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Dev
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) kicks (c) big (d) ball
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Aditya (c) new (d) kite
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Aarav (d) ate
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Arjun (d) picture
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Neel (c) song (d) happy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Farhan (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Karan (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Kunal (c) read (d) book
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Vivaan
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Karan (c) kite (d) flies
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) carried (d) bag
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Meera (d) reads
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang

Answer key

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

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