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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 420 · 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: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Rohan (c) big (d) box
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Manav (c) read (d) book
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Meera (d) draws
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Aisha
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Nisha (d) paints
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Karan (d) colourful
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Diya (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) blue
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) mango (d) Myra
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Karan (c) bicycle (d) rode
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Farhan (d) mango
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Nisha (d) painted
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Aisha
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Ira (c) kicks (d) ball
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Rahul (c) kite (d) red
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Neel (d) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Zoya (c) kicked (d) ball
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) new (d) Arjun
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Omkar (c) box (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Riya (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Nisha
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) Kunal (d) wall

Answer key

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

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