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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 412 · 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: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Pooja (c) opened (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Zoya (c) letter (d) wrote
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Neel (d) opens
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Ishaan (c) letter (d) writes
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Ishaan (c) paints (d) tall
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Kunal (c) tall (d) painted
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) Isha (d) mango
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Manav (b) rides (c) blue (d) bicycle
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Ananya (c) opened (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Myra (d) juicy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Sneha (c) paints (d) wall
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) Meera (d) mango
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) picture (d) Kavya
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Omkar
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) long (d) Myra
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Aisha (c) box (d) opened
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a new book every day.” (a) Myra (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Karan (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Isha
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new

Answer key

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

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