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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 411 · 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)? “Nisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flew (d) Nisha
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) red (d) Sneha
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) wall (d) Saanvi
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Manav (c) opened (d) box
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) draws (d) Zoya
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Priya (d) new
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Riya (d) heavy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Nisha (c) long (d) wall
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Yash (c) read (d) new
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Rohan (d) kicked
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Farhan
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) new (c) book (d) read
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) kite (d) Zoya
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Kabir (c) painted (d) wall
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Rohan
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Saanvi (d) kicked
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a small box every day.” (a) Nisha (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies

Answer key

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

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