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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 423 · 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)? “Yash sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Yash
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Sneha (c) bought (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Aditya (c) new (d) kite
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Meera (c) letter (d) wrote
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Aisha (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Karan (c) box (d) opens
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) letter (d) Kavya
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) happy (c) Ira (d) song
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) Zoya (d) song
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Farhan (c) song (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Ananya (d) funny
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) toy (d) Neel
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Pooja (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) Diya (d) song
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Kabir
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) opened (d) Omkar
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) big (d) Priya
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Farhan (b) eats (c) ripe (d) mango
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Neel (c) song (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Arjun (d) reads

Answer key

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

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