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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 428 · 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: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Karan (d) draws
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) Isha (d) picture
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Diya (d) new
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Farhan (c) wall (d) painted
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Kunal (c) long (d) letter
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) box (c) small (d) opened
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Saanvi (c) ball (d) kicks
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Priya (d) drew
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Ananya (c) song (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Aarav (d) rides
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Yash (d) paints
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Arjun (d) kicked
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Ananya (c) tall (d) wall
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Diya (d) flew
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) read (c) book (d) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) Kabir (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks

Answer key

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

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