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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 402 · 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)? “Farhan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) Farhan (d) kite
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Karan (c) mango (d) eats
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a long wall every day.” (a) Kabir (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Nisha (c) carried (d) bag
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Aditya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Isha (b) colourful (c) picture (d) draws
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Aarav (c) small (d) opened
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Farhan
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sang (d) Yash
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Kunal (d) ate
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Yash (b) song (c) sings (d) sweet
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) Aarav (d) ball
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Rohan (d) toy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Meera (d) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Meera (d) long
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Aditya (c) long (d) wall
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Meera (d) book
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Meera (d) drew
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Kavya (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Sneha (d) mango

Answer key

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

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