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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 369 · 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)? “Priya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) small (d) Priya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) Zoya (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Saanvi (c) happy (d) song
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Aisha (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Isha (c) buys (d) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Omkar
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Riya
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Ishaan
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Neel (c) small (d) opened
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Vivaan (d) sings
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Manav (c) long (d) wall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Ananya (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) heavy (c) carried (d) bag
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) red (d) Rohan
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Ishaan
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Manav (d) carried
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) read (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Isha (c) opened (d) box
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Tara (c) blue (d) bicycle
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Rahul (c) eats (d) ripe

Answer key

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

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