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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 399 · 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: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Kavya (d) flies
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) Aisha (b) reads (c) funny (d) book
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Pooja (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) Dev (d) song
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Neel (d) mango
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) Ishaan (d) mango
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Kavya (c) wall (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Saanvi (d) long
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) kite (c) flew (d) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Arjun (d) ate
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Isha (c) sweet (d) sang
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Neel
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Ananya (b) mango (c) eats (d) juicy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Meera (d) letter
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Vivaan (c) big (d) picture
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carried (d) Kavya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Pooja (c) bicycle (d) blue
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Dev
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Nisha (d) box
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Ishaan (c) tall (d) painted
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries

Answer key

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

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