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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 374 · 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: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Rahul
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Aarav
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a small toy every day.” (a) Sneha (b) buys (c) toy (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Kunal (d) new
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Riya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Kunal (c) letter (d) writes
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Diya (c) picture (d) drew
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Priya
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) read (d) Farhan
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Neel (c) read (d) book
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Rohan (c) ball (d) kicked
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) new (c) read (d) book
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Aarav (b) song (c) sings (d) sweet
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Rahul (c) small (d) toy
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flies (d) Ishaan
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Rohan (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Isha (d) reads
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Diya
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) funny (c) book (d) read

Answer key

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

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