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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 383 · 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)? “Arjun kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Arjun (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) Ananya (d) kite
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Kabir
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Arjun (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Dev (c) heavy (d) carried
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Meera (d) sings
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Ananya (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) Arjun (b) small (c) opens (d) box
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Myra (c) carries (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet

Answer key

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

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