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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 320 · 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: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) Rohan (d) song
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a new book every day.” (a) Riya (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Nisha (c) sings (d) song
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Aarav (c) ripe (d) mango
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Nisha (c) small (d) opens
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Zoya (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) Karan (d) box
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) Ananya (d) kite
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Saanvi (c) eats (d) juicy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Kunal
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a big bag every day.” (a) Neel (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) Rohan (d) kite
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Manav (c) mango (d) juicy
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Yash
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Vivaan (d) blue
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Aditya (c) kite (d) red
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) song (d) Sneha
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Isha (d) carried
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Saanvi (c) sings (d) song
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Kabir (c) bought (d) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Kabir (d) kicks
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily

Answer key

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

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