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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 336 · 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: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Myra (b) red (c) ball (d) kicks
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Ananya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) opens (d) Farhan
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Ishaan
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) slowly (c) paints
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Aditya
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) bicycle (d) rode
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) Aisha (d) opened
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) sings (c) song (d) sweet
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Nisha (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Nisha (c) ripe (d) mango
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Omkar (c) bag (d) carries
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Diya
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) Meera (d) kite
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Yash (c) reads (d) funny
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) big (c) Dev (d) box

Answer key

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

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