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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 317 · 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 picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) Zoya (d) picture
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) book (d) read
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Yash (c) kicks (d) ball
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) tall (d) Pooja
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Ananya (d) eats
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Meera (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Aditya (d) drew
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Farhan
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Omkar
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Manav
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Diya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) Zoya (d) opens
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Kunal (d) wrote
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Aarav
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opens a small box every day.” (a) Tara (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) Ishaan (d) letter
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Kabir (c) sings (d) sweet
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Arjun (d) buys

Answer key

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

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