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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 349 · 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)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rode (d) Aarav
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Nisha (b) kicks (c) big (d) ball
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Zoya (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Kabir (d) book
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Ira (c) letter (d) long
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) flies
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Kavya (d) juicy
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) Kunal (d) kite
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) writes (d) Karan
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Dev (c) tall (d) paints
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) Vivaan (d) letter
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Nisha
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Zoya (d) buys
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) paints (c) wall (d) Aisha
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Priya (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a new kite every day.” (a) Tara (b) new (c) kite (d) flies
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Ananya (d) mango
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Kavya
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Pooja
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Meera
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Meera (c) ball (d) kicks

Answer key

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

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