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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 288 · 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: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) bought (d) Farhan
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Nisha
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Priya (d) red
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) kite (d) Sneha
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Arjun (c) kicked (d) ball
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Neel (d) toy
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Vivaan (c) letter (d) wrote
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Isha (d) heavy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) tall (d) Isha
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) Karan (c) sings (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) opens (d) Aisha
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha writes a short letter every day.” (a) Sneha (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Diya (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Neel (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Rahul (d) read
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Kavya (d) toy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) Diya (d) box
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) small (c) opened (d) box
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Manav
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Riya (c) red (d) kicks
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy

Answer key

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

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