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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 342 · 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: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Zoya (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) opened (d) Aisha
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) short (d) Karan
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) book (d) read
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Isha (c) heavy (d) bag
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Manav (d) draws
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Saanvi (c) letter (d) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Priya (d) mango
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Yash (d) ate
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Riya (c) writes (d) letter
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Ishaan (c) new (d) book
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Meera (c) big (d) drew
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Dev (c) kite (d) flew
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Nisha (b) carries (c) big (d) bag
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Ananya (c) song (d) sang
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides

Answer key

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

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