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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 404 · 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: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Tara (c) box (d) big
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Aditya (d) ate
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Diya (d) box
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel buys a new toy every day.” (a) Neel (b) buys (c) toy (d) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Neel (c) picture (d) colourful
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Priya (d) long
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Priya (c) red (d) flew
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Myra (c) paints (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) juicy (d) Vivaan
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Kabir (c) song (d) sweet
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) Rohan (d) bicycle
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Kabir (d) funny
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Aisha (d) picture
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Ira (d) small
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Vivaan (c) big (d) picture
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Farhan (d) mango
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Vivaan (c) long (d) wall
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a new book every day.” (a) Nisha (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) kicked (c) red (d) ball
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Dev (c) rode (d) blue
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) sweet (d) Myra
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) colourful (d) Meera

Answer key

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

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