← Verbs: action words lesson New set →

Verb Worksheet

English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 362 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar