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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 431 · 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: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) Aisha (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Pooja
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Saanvi (c) book (d) read
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Dev
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Kavya (c) bought (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Rohan (c) read (d) funny
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Meera (d) sweet
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Priya
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Kavya (d) ball
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Diya (c) paints (d) wall
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Tara
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Omkar (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Aarav (c) wall (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Kunal (c) mango (d) juicy
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Rohan (c) wrote (d) short
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a funny book every day.” (a) Pooja (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Neel
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) Zoya (d) letter
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Meera (c) book (d) read
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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