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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 386 · 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)? “Priya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Priya (c) box (d) opens
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Kunal (d) flew
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Dev (c) sweet (d) song
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Dev
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Rahul
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Ananya (d) happy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Dev (d) kicked
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Isha (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Aarav (c) flew (d) new
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Karan
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Riya
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) Ananya (d) mango
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) sweet (d) Yash
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Isha (d) rode
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Aisha (c) small (d) toy

Answer key

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

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