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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 315 · 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)? “Aarav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Aarav (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Dev (d) box
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Aarav (d) new
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Aarav (c) ate (d) mango
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) ball (c) kicks (d) red
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Myra
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Sneha (d) read
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Zoya (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Karan (d) writes
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Manav (c) tall (d) wall
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Saanvi (d) sweet
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Farhan (c) new (d) bought
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Riya (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Priya (c) juicy (d) mango
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Diya (d) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) Kavya (d) wall
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Meera
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) slowly (c) paints
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) toy (d) Aisha
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Priya
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a big box every day.” (a) Isha (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Arjun (c) long (d) wrote
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) red (c) flew (d) kite

Answer key

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

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