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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 439 · 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: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a red kite every day.” (a) Myra (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Vivaan (d) kicked
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Ananya (c) short (d) wrote
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a long letter every day.” (a) Isha (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Arjun (d) book
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Sneha
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Yash
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Kunal (b) paints (c) wall (d) tall
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Aarav (c) long (d) wall
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) happily
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Dev (c) kite (d) flew
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) bought (c) small (d) toy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Zoya (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) red (d) Aarav
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Myra (d) heavy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Riya (d) kicked
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) writes (d) Neel
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) drew (d) Riya
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) wall (d) Aisha
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Diya (c) picture (d) colourful
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Arjun (b) paints (c) tall (d) wall
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Sneha (c) buys (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Rohan (d) letter

Answer key

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

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