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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 290 · 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: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Myra (c) small (d) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) ate (d) Priya
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Ananya (c) sang (d) song
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Kavya
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) small (d) Neel
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sings (d) Neel
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Manav
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a new book yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) new (c) read (d) book
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Sneha (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) Meera (d) paints
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Nisha (d) picture
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Kabir
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Rohan (c) ball (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Aarav (d) paints
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Pooja (d) wrote
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Diya (c) paints (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Pooja (b) eats (c) mango (d) juicy
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Aisha (d) picture
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Diya (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carries a big bag every day.” (a) Ira (b) bag (c) big (d) carries
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Zoya

Answer key

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

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