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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 360 · 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: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Kabir (d) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Aisha (d) sings
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) red (d) Karan
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) Yash (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Arjun (c) wrote (d) letter
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Aisha (c) paints (d) tall
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Nisha (b) song (c) sweet (d) sings
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Yash (d) writes
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Arjun (d) red
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Aditya (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Kabir (d) read
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Zoya (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) reads (c) book (d) funny
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Myra (c) big (d) drew
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Omkar (d) ripe
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Kavya
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) wrote (c) long (d) letter
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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