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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 418 · 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)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) new (c) bought (d) toy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Aarav (d) bag
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Ananya (c) mango (d) eats
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Neel
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) toy (c) bought (d) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Rohan (c) book (d) read
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Riya (d) reads
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Vivaan (c) picture (d) colourful
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Riya (c) ripe (d) mango
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Riya (d) wall
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Tara (c) colourful (d) draws
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a small box every day.” (a) Aisha (b) small (c) opens (d) box
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Omkar (d) sings
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Neel
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Tara (c) blue (d) rides
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Kunal
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Rohan (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Kavya (c) rides (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Pooja
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Dev
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Manav (b) colourful (c) draws (d) picture
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Vivaan (d) drew
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Arjun (c) red (d) ball

Answer key

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

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