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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 289 · 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: Neel ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Karan (c) juicy (d) mango
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Omkar (c) colourful (d) picture
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a small box every day.” (a) Manav (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Aisha
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Ishaan (d) long
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Ananya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Zoya (c) wall (d) painted
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Aisha (c) big (d) kicks
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Tara (c) picture (d) drew
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Priya (c) new (d) reads
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) Nisha (b) letter (c) short (d) writes
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Isha (d) bag
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Omkar (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Kunal
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) Arjun (d) bag
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a small box every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) small (c) box (d) opens
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys

Answer key

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

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