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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 353 · 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)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Karan (c) big (d) carried
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Vivaan (c) new (d) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Kabir (c) letter (d) short
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flew (d) Aarav
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Yash (d) draws
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) rode (c) Vivaan (d) bicycle
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) big (d) Myra
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Isha (d) bought
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) Pooja (d) song
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Riya (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) Ananya (d) letter
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Rohan (d) kicked
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Pooja
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) short (c) letter (d) Isha
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Farhan (c) song (d) sweet
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Yash (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) Ananya (d) bag
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Aarav
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) long (d) Kabir
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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