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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 434 · 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: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Dev (c) letter (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) box (c) Riya (d) opens
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Manav (c) song (d) sings
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Aditya (c) heavy (d) carried
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) bought (d) Ishaan
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Manav (c) funny (d) book
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Meera (b) wall (c) paints (d) tall
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Aarav (d) rode
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) Zoya (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Aisha (c) new (d) bought
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Aarav
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Ananya
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) new (d) Isha
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Meera (c) new (d) kite
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Aarav (d) kicked
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) Nisha (b) writes (c) letter (d) long
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new

Answer key

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

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