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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 337 · 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)? “Omkar reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Omkar (d) book
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Priya (c) wall (d) painted
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) opened (d) Rahul
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Arjun (d) picture
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Zoya (d) rode
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Aarav
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Priya
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Dev (d) ate
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Omkar (c) ball (d) big
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Kunal
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Sneha
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) Kabir (b) writes (c) long (d) letter
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) long (d) Priya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) bought
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Ananya (c) letter (d) wrote
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) paints (c) wall (d) Saanvi
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Isha (c) letter (d) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Sneha (c) book (d) funny
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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