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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 308 · 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)? “Omkar carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) Omkar (d) bag
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Karan
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Manav
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Yash
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Nisha (d) bought
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Arjun (c) bicycle (d) blue
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Riya (c) wall (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Neel (d) kicked
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Meera (c) reads (d) new
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Zoya (c) sings (d) song
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Aditya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) big (d) Arjun
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Neel (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) long (c) painted (d) wall
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Rahul (d) wrote
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Aditya (d) draws
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Ananya (d) opened
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Saanvi (d) carries
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks

Answer key

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

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