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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 387 · 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)? “Kavya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Kavya (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Farhan (c) big (d) ball
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Aarav (d) kite
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) wall (d) Farhan
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Kabir (c) happy (d) song
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Rahul
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Priya (d) drew
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Dev (c) buys (d) toy
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Diya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Riya (c) bicycle (d) rode
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Vivaan (c) toy (d) bought
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Ira
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) Zoya (d) book
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav writes a long letter every day.” (a) Aarav (b) writes (c) letter (d) long
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) letter (d) Dev
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) wall (d) Meera
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Arjun (d) sang
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Arjun (c) rides (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Saanvi
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Dev (c) song (d) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carried
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Manav

Answer key

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

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