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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 324 · 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)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Rohan (c) tall (d) wall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Ananya (c) reads (d) funny
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Diya (b) wall (c) long (d) paints
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Kabir (d) rode
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a big box every day.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Yash (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Priya (d) writes
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Vivaan (c) mango (d) eats
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Karan (c) flies (d) kite
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Priya (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Kabir (c) funny (d) reads
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a funny book every day.” (a) Meera (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Myra
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Omkar (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opens a small box every day.” (a) Ira (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Kavya (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Kunal (d) funny
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Kabir (c) red (d) kicked
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Aisha (d) colourful
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flew (d) Manav
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Rohan (d) bag

Answer key

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

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