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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 437 · 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: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Aisha (d) ate
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Arjun (b) bag (c) carries (d) heavy
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Yash
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) short (d) Kunal
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Ananya (c) kicked (d) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Ira (d) mango
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Vivaan (d) new
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Saanvi (d) letter
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Isha (c) ate (d) mango
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Farhan (d) kicks
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Yash (c) big (d) ball
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Rohan (c) big (d) box
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Kunal
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Pooja
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Nisha (c) buys (d) toy
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Arjun (d) carried
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Isha
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy

Answer key

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

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