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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 379 · 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)? “Aisha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Aisha
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Riya (d) flies
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Zoya (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carries
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Diya (c) toy (d) buys
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Nisha (c) toy (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Yash (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Aisha (d) flew
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Ira (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Arjun (c) tall (d) painted
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a big bag every day.” (a) Neel (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Sneha (c) kicked (d) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Ananya (b) new (c) buys (d) toy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Tara (c) big (d) picture
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) Isha (d) song
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Rohan (c) tall (d) wall
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Riya (d) toy
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Kunal (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) picture (d) Arjun
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) new (c) read (d) book

Answer key

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

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