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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 397 · 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 kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Kavya (d) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Vivaan (d) letter
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) small (d) Zoya
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Ananya (d) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Sneha (d) ball
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Neel (d) small
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Myra (d) box
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) kite
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Rahul (c) opened (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Aarav (d) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Zoya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Tara (d) opened
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) small (d) Rahul
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) small (d) Kabir
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) new (d) Arjun
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) small (d) Saanvi
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Arjun
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Nisha (d) ate
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) wrote (c) short (d) letter
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a big picture every day.” (a) Meera (b) draws (c) picture (d) big

Answer key

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

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