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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 393 · 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)? “Manav opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) opens (d) Manav
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Neel
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Myra (d) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) Rahul (d) picture
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Aisha (c) red (d) ball
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Dev (c) short (d) wrote
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Farhan (c) flew (d) red
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) ball (d) Karan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Vivaan (c) book (d) reads
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Myra
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flies a red kite every day.” (a) Aisha (b) kite (c) red (d) flies
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a funny book every day.” (a) Ira (b) book (c) reads (d) funny
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Isha (d) bag
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Ananya (c) big (d) box
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) book (c) read (d) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Diya
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Aarav (c) red (d) kite
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Omkar (b) kicks (c) big (d) ball
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Myra (b) red (c) ball (d) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Aarav (c) small (d) bought

Answer key

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

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