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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 424 · 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: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) toy (c) new (d) bought
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Kavya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Kabir (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Ishaan (c) big (d) opened
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) Nisha (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Neel
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Arjun (c) drew (d) big
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) Ira (c) bought (d) toy
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Aditya (d) mango
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Manav (d) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra read a new book yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) book (c) new (d) read
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Saanvi (d) writes
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Kabir
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) heavy (d) Ishaan
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a red kite every day.” (a) Aarav (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) Karan (d) picture
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Sneha
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Manav
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Priya (d) reads
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) letter (d) Meera

Answer key

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

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