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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 305 · 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 bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Kunal
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) Neel (d) kite
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) Omkar (d) song
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) Karan (d) carried
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Karan
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Yash (d) bought
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Farhan (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Nisha (c) bag (d) heavy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Manav
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Saanvi
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Aditya (c) short (d) letter
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Aarav (c) wall (d) painted
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Zoya (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) paints (d) Tara
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Meera (c) drew (d) colourful
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Isha (c) ripe (d) mango

Answer key

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

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