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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 312 · 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: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Kavya (c) sings (d) song
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Diya (c) bought (d) toy
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Pooja (c) bag (d) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Priya
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Diya (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Neel
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Arjun
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Kavya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) Isha
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Kabir
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Rohan (d) book
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Ira (d) kicked
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Kunal (d) carries
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Kunal (c) rides (d) blue
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Aditya (c) small (d) box
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) Aisha (d) bicycle
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Kunal (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Karan (c) small (d) bought
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Vivaan
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) paints (d) Aditya
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) short (d) Zoya
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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