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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 347 · 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)? “Priya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Priya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Meera (d) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) Kunal (d) picture
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Omkar (c) picture (d) colourful
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Isha
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Isha
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Vivaan (c) wall (d) painted
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Sneha (b) kicks (c) big (d) ball
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flies a new kite every day.” (a) Farhan (b) kite (c) new (d) flies
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Meera
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) toy (c) bought (d) new
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Manav (c) bag (d) heavy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Vivaan
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Aarav (c) new (d) toy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Saanvi (d) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Neel (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) writes (d) Saanvi
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Yash
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Rohan (d) ripe
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Vivaan
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a small toy every day.” (a) Kabir (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue

Answer key

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

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