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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 414 · 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: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Yash (d) drew
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Sneha (c) short (d) wrote
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Ishaan (c) red (d) ball
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Vivaan (c) heavy (d) carried
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) toy (d) Ira
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Aarav
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) reads (d) Ananya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Myra (c) kicked (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Arjun (c) happy (d) sang
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Dev (c) wrote (d) letter
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Yash (c) funny (d) book
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Meera (c) small (d) box
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Isha (d) carried
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Omkar (d) red
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Ira
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Karan (c) rides (d) bicycle
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Aditya
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Rohan
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Karan (c) new (d) bought
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) opened (d) box

Answer key

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

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