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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 42 · 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)? “Ira opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Riya (b) sings (c) song (d) sweet
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Rohan (d) new
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Aarav (c) book (d) reads
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Aarav
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Sneha (d) funny
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Nisha (b) carries (c) bag (d) heavy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) writes (d) Kunal
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Karan (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Vivaan (d) carries
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Aditya (d) toy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) sweet (d) Aisha
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Rohan (b) red (c) ball (d) kicks
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Omkar (d) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) bag (d) Omkar
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Rohan (c) colourful (d) drew
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Vivaan (d) letter
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Myra (c) wall (d) painted

Answer key

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

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