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

Answer key

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

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