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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 43 · 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)? “Neel buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Neel (d) buys
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) draws (d) Dev
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Karan (d) kicks
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Kabir (c) wall (d) painted
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Pooja (d) eats
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Saanvi (d) big
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) red (d) Neel
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Riya
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) bag (d) Karan
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Riya (c) mango (d) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Kunal (c) paints (d) long
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Ananya (c) toy (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) funny (d) Meera
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) red (d) Pooja
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Ananya (c) new (d) toy

Answer key

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

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