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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 371 · 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)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) read (c) book (d) funny
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Arjun (d) rides
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Yash (d) red
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Karan (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Kunal (d) reads
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Aarav (d) read
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Manav
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Riya (d) book
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Pooja (d) draws
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Rahul (c) big (d) picture
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Diya (c) sang (d) sweet
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) Priya (d) kite
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) ate (d) Kabir
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Diya (c) small (d) toy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Nisha (b) kicks (c) big (d) ball
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) bag (d) Sneha
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Manav (c) kicks (d) ball
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Priya
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Omkar (c) toy (d) buys

Answer key

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

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