← Verbs: action words lesson New set →

Verb Worksheet

English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 391 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar