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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 286 · 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)? “Diya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) mango (d) Diya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) blue (c) rode (d) bicycle
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Pooja
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Riya (c) bicycle (d) new
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Riya (c) opens (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Aarav (d) picture
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Karan
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Aditya (c) kicks (d) ball
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Zoya (b) wall (c) paints (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Riya (c) opened (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Ananya (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Dev (c) big (d) draws
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) bag (d) Manav
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Rahul
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) Aarav (b) new (c) buys (d) toy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Riya (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rides
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Aarav (d) wrote
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Sneha (d) reads
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a happy song every day.” (a) Farhan (b) sings (c) song (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Manav (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Kunal (d) juicy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Aarav (c) mango (d) eats
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Vivaan (c) song (d) sang
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily

Answer key

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

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