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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 321 · 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)? “Saanvi drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Saanvi (d) drew
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sang (d) Arjun
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) opened (c) box (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Yash (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Riya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Kavya (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Yash (c) bag (d) carried
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Manav
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) wrote (c) letter (d) long
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Riya (d) sang
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Dev (d) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Kunal (d) happy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) Priya (d) paints
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Aarav (c) funny (d) reads
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Saanvi
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) Karan (d) picture
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Karan (d) mango
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Vivaan (c) new (d) bought
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Myra (c) ball (d) red
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Omkar (d) ate
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new

Answer key

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

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