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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 329 · 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)? “Pooja flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Pooja (c) flew (d) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Riya (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Kavya (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Ishaan (c) colourful (d) draws
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Nisha (d) ate
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Diya (c) juicy (d) eats
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Tara (c) wall (d) paints
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Ira (d) book
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) new (d) Ananya
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Aditya (c) red (d) flew
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) new (c) bought (d) toy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) Meera (d) bicycle
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Ira (c) sweet (d) sings
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Yash
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a new toy every day.” (a) Pooja (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) bag (c) carried (d) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Pooja (d) small
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Ishaan (c) rides (d) blue
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) tall (d) Aarav
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel paints a long wall every day.” (a) Neel (b) long (c) paints (d) wall
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) paints (d) Myra
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Karan (d) box
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Arjun (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Kunal (c) book (d) reads

Answer key

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

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