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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 372 · 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 bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Rahul (c) big (d) drew
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Ishaan (d) ate
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Vivaan (c) funny (d) reads
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a small box every day.” (a) Rahul (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Omkar (d) flew
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Arjun
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Arjun (d) box
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) new (d) Ira
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Rahul
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Kavya (c) picture (d) drew
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Kabir (d) bag
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Ananya (c) ball (d) red
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) draws (d) Tara
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Omkar (c) picture (d) colourful
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Pooja (c) sings (d) sweet
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Rahul (c) bag (d) carried
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) read (d) Rahul
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big

Answer key

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

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