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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 413 · 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 letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Saanvi (c) bag (d) carries
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) Isha (d) bicycle
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) Dev (d) song
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) Pooja (d) heavy
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Aarav (c) big (d) kicks
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) carried (c) bag (d) big
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Aisha (d) buys
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Vivaan (d) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) box (d) Pooja
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Ira (d) ripe
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Arjun (b) eats (c) mango (d) juicy
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Dev (c) opened (d) box
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Karan (d) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Dev (c) new (d) toy
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Dev (d) toy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Rohan (c) paints (d) tall

Answer key

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

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