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

Answer key

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

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