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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 416 · 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)? “Riya opens a big box every day.” (a) Riya (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Kunal (d) flew
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flew (d) Kunal
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Nisha (c) ball (d) kicks
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Riya (d) new
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) toy (c) new (d) bought
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) bought (c) small (d) toy
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Isha (c) big (d) drew
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Myra
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aditya (c) toy (d) bought
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) small (d) Rohan
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carried (d) Arjun
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) buys (c) toy (d) Diya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicks (d) Kavya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Neel
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Rohan (d) toy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Rahul (c) opened (d) box
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Tara (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Isha (c) buys (d) toy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) paints (d) Dev
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) flew (c) kite (d) red
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Rahul (c) new (d) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big

Answer key

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

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