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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 380 · 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 kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) box (c) opened (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a new book every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Neel (d) bicycle
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Omkar (d) tall
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Vivaan
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Pooja (d) colourful
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) red (d) Aisha
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Diya (d) read
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) kite (d) Karan
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Isha (d) draws
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a big bag every day.” (a) Yash (b) carries (c) big (d) bag
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Dev (c) flies (d) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Isha (c) carries (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Farhan (c) wall (d) painted
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Ishaan (c) toy (d) buys
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Aarav (d) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Myra (c) bag (d) carries
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Vivaan (d) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Myra (b) eats (c) ripe (d) mango
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Zoya (d) kicked
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Saanvi (d) carries
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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