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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 350 · 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: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Tara
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) book (c) read (d) funny
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Aarav (d) eats
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) Arjun (b) opens (c) box (d) small
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Dev (c) bicycle (d) blue
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) wall (c) tall (d) paints
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a happy song every day.” (a) Farhan (b) song (c) happy (d) sings
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) buys (c) toy (d) Arjun
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Yash
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Aisha (c) new (d) reads
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Karan
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Yash (d) kicks
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Aarav
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Ananya (c) carried (d) bag
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) toy (c) bought (d) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Ira
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Omkar (c) book (d) funny
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) writes (d) Saanvi
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens

Answer key

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

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