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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 375 · 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)? “Kunal flies a red kite every day.” (a) Kunal (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Farhan (c) opened (d) box
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Isha (c) small (d) box
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) bought (d) Meera
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Zoya (d) toy
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Riya (d) rode
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Arjun (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Neel (c) small (d) opens
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Vivaan (c) colourful (d) draws
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Zoya (d) juicy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a funny book every day.” (a) Pooja (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a big box every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a big bag every day.” (a) Pooja (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Priya (d) red
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Tara (d) bought
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) wall (d) Ananya
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) draws (d) Meera
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Riya (d) writes
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Farhan (d) blue
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a new book yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) read (d) book
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Ishaan
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Priya
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Neel (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) big (c) picture (d) drew

Answer key

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

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