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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 354 · 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)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Dev
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) bag (d) carries
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Farhan
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) red (d) Rahul
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Farhan (c) box (d) opened
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Myra (d) small
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Ananya (c) juicy (d) ate
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Meera
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Ananya (c) toy (d) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Nisha (d) bag
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) flew (c) red (d) kite
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Priya (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Sneha (c) buys (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Neel (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rode (d) Aditya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Saanvi (d) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Aarav
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Farhan
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Kabir (d) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Tara (c) toy (d) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Ira
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) Dev (d) heavy
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) Myra (d) ball
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Vivaan (c) kite (d) flies

Answer key

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

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