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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 278 · 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)? “Kavya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Kavya (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Rohan (d) picture
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) Dev (d) song
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Aisha (d) painted
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Meera (d) kicked
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) Aarav
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Zoya (c) juicy (d) ate
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) Arjun (b) draws (c) picture (d) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) song (d) Karan
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Meera (c) kite (d) flies
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Aditya (d) toy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Saanvi (d) long
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a new toy every day.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Isha (c) ball (d) kicks
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Rahul
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) drew (d) Vivaan
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Karan (d) flew
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Vivaan (d) carries

Answer key

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

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