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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 432 · 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: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) Zoya (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Vivaan (c) ripe (d) mango
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Aarav (c) red (d) flew
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Meera (c) writes (d) short
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Karan (d) toy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Tara
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Manav (d) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) happy (d) Ira
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Yash (d) bought
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Sneha (d) box
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) happy (d) Manav
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws

Answer key

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

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