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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 426 · 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: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Myra (c) wall (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Sneha (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Neel (d) reads
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Vivaan (d) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Arjun (c) book (d) reads
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Vivaan
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Priya (d) red
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Kunal (c) picture (d) drew
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Aditya (c) red (d) kicks
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Meera (d) sang
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Tara (c) bag (d) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Kabir (d) carried
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Priya (c) wrote (d) letter
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Tara (d) ate
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Diya

Answer key

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

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