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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 318 · 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: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) toy (d) Kavya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) toy (d) Aditya
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Pooja (c) box (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Arjun (d) sang
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Riya (c) mango (d) ate
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) sang (c) song (d) sweet
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) tall (d) Riya
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Omkar (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Diya (c) colourful (d) picture
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) wrote (c) long (d) letter
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Ira (d) kicked
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Tara (d) flies
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sings a happy song every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) sings (c) song (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Aarav (c) ate (d) mango
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Riya (c) reads (d) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Vivaan (c) writes (d) letter
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Omkar (d) picture
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a big picture every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) picture (d) draws
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Pooja
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) Zoya (d) book
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Ira (d) eats
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Vivaan
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) tall (d) Arjun
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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