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

Answer key

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

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