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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 335 · 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: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Aditya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Ananya (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) new (c) book (d) read
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carried (d) Ira
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) red (d) Tara
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Nisha (c) mango (d) ripe
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Riya (c) ball (d) red
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) Rahul (d) bag
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Pooja (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) heavy (d) Aarav
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Yash
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Sneha
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Ananya (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Myra (d) small
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Zoya (d) long
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Aisha (c) paints (d) wall
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) Isha (d) wall
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Nisha
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) ate (d) Pooja
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides

Answer key

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

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