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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 392 · 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: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Saanvi (d) heavy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Rohan
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Manav (c) paints (d) wall
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Ishaan (c) reads (d) funny
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) happy (c) Priya (d) song
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) opened (c) box (d) big
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Neel (d) carried
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Nisha (c) drew (d) big
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Ira (d) rode
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Karan (c) kicks (d) ball
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Tara (d) reads
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Myra
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) Myra (d) song
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a small toy every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) buys (c) toy (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Aditya (d) toy
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) small (d) Zoya

Answer key

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

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