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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 403 · 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)? “Rahul flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Rahul (c) flies (d) red
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) Meera (d) wall
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Saanvi (d) flew
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) small (d) Farhan
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Rohan (b) draws (c) picture (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) kicked (c) ball (d) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) read (c) new (d) book
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Riya (d) picture
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Tara (c) opens (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Rahul (c) long (d) painted
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Ananya (c) flew (d) red
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Rahul (c) picture (d) drew
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Diya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Vivaan (c) box (d) big
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Isha (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) read (d) Kavya
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Karan
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Priya (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries

Answer key

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

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