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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 357 · 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)? “Aditya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) book (c) read (d) funny
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Kavya (c) picture (d) draws
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) Riya (d) bicycle
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Dev (d) letter
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Rahul (d) funny
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Sneha (c) song (d) happy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) tall (d) Farhan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Arjun (c) new (d) flew
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Diya (c) bag (d) carried
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Pooja (d) read
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Yash (c) kite (d) flew
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Riya (c) heavy (d) bag
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Kavya (d) sweet
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) Ananya (d) book
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Arjun (c) draws (d) picture
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Omkar (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Manav (d) big
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Pooja
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Ishaan (d) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Yash
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new

Answer key

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

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