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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 284 · 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)? “Isha flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Isha (d) flies
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opens a small box every day.” (a) Aditya (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Zoya (c) carries (d) bag
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Vivaan (c) song (d) sang
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) heavy (d) Arjun
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Riya (d) ate
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Nisha (c) wall (d) painted
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) Vivaan (d) book
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Isha
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) big (d) Zoya
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Ishaan (d) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Aisha
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Manav
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Karan (c) flew (d) kite
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Meera
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Dev (c) new (d) kite
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Ananya (d) read
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Meera
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) long (d) Pooja
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) picture (d) Ira
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) big (d) Tara
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) wrote (c) short (d) letter
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a new book yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) new (c) book (d) read
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Diya (c) picture (d) drew
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Dev (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big

Answer key

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

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