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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 346 · 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)? “Pooja paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Pooja (b) tall (c) paints (d) wall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) bought (d) Ananya
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a happy song every day.” (a) Rahul (b) happy (c) sings (d) song
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Tara (c) opened (d) small
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) bought (c) new (d) toy
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Ananya (b) ripe (c) eats (d) mango
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Manav (c) box (d) opened
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Diya (c) small (d) box
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Manav (d) mango
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Omkar (c) short (d) wrote
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Kavya (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Arjun (d) sang
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Aarav
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Aisha (c) new (d) rode
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Karan
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Aditya
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Rahul
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) Rohan (b) new (c) kite (d) flies
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings

Answer key

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

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