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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 368 · 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 book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) Rahul (d) book
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Zoya (c) short (d) wrote
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) carried (c) bag (d) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Sneha (c) happy (d) song
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Vivaan
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Sneha (d) flew
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Kavya (d) draws
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) Meera (d) book
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) Diya (d) ball
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Rahul (c) read (d) funny
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Aarav
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flew (d) Farhan
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Aditya (c) new (d) kite
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Isha (c) wall (d) painted
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Arjun (d) kicked
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) buys (d) toy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Dev
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Neel (c) picture (d) draws
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Isha (c) song (d) sings
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) kicked (c) ball (d) big

Answer key

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

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