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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 293 · 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 book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Saanvi
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Ira (c) new (d) rode
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Sneha (d) bicycle
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Ira
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Riya
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Meera (c) small (d) box
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) ate (d) Aditya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Tara (c) bicycle (d) rode
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a new book every day.” (a) Nisha (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Ira
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) new
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Riya
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Priya
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) Aarav (b) new (c) buys (d) toy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Diya (c) mango (d) ate
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Manav (c) big (d) picture
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Meera (d) long
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) slowly (c) paints
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) buys (c) Aditya (d) toy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Neel (b) ripe (c) eats (d) mango
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carries (d) Isha
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Tara (c) juicy (d) eats
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) toy (c) small (d) bought
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Diya (d) toy
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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