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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 401 · 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)? “Tara eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Tara (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) blue
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Yash (d) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Nisha (c) wrote (d) long
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Zoya (c) song (d) sweet
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Rohan
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Rohan
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Nisha (b) sings (c) sweet (d) song
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) Kavya (d) bicycle
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) book (c) read (d) new
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) Manav (d) toy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) short (d) Vivaan
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Rahul (d) ate
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a new kite every day.” (a) Sneha (b) flies (c) new (d) kite
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Yash
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Manav (d) book
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) big (c) carried (d) bag
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Diya (c) funny (d) reads
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Farhan
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Diya (c) wall (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Ananya (c) wrote (d) long
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Zoya (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) box (c) Ananya (d) opens

Answer key

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

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