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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 343 · 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 song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Manav
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Diya (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Kabir (c) new (d) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Karan (c) letter (d) writes
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Pooja
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Nisha (c) happy (d) song
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Isha
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Aarav (c) mango (d) ate
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Ira (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Yash (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Rahul
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Kabir (c) ripe (d) eats
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Diya (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Ira (d) reads
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Sneha (d) book
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Diya (d) opens
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Rahul (c) funny (d) reads
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Karan (b) colourful (c) draws (d) picture
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Kabir
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Dev
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Kavya

Answer key

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

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