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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 398 · 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: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Dev (c) funny (d) reads
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Myra (c) long (d) paints
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Ananya (c) short (d) letter
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a small box every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) small (c) opens (d) box
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Aditya (b) book (c) reads (d) funny
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Aarav (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) juicy (d) Meera
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) heavy (c) carried (d) bag
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Kabir (d) wrote
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) new (d) Kabir
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Neel (d) new
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Neel
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Tara (d) mango
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Kabir (c) ball (d) kicks
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Kunal (d) rides
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Kabir (c) heavy (d) carries

Answer key

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

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