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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 390 · 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: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Nisha (c) box (d) opens
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) Kabir (d) letter
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) wall (d) Kunal
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Zoya (d) ate
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Ananya (d) drew
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Zoya (d) toy
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) wall (d) Tara
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Dev
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Pooja
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Nisha
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Zoya (d) red
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Ishaan (c) mango (d) juicy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Manav (c) bicycle (d) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Priya (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a small box every day.” (a) Kavya (b) small (c) box (d) opens
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a red kite every day.” (a) Myra (b) kite (c) red (d) flies
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) ball (d) Isha
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Yash (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Ira (d) buys
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Farhan
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries

Answer key

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

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