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

Answer key

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

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