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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 44 · 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.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Arjun (c) drew (d) picture
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Arjun (d) small
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Aarav
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Ishaan (c) big (d) drew
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) mango (c) ripe (d) eats
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Aisha
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Diya (d) ate
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Rohan (c) long (d) wrote
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Ananya (c) song (d) sang
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a new toy every day.” (a) Pooja (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Karan (d) rode
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Kabir (d) kicked
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Aditya (c) wrote (d) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Isha (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Rohan (b) carries (c) bag (d) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Sneha (c) ball (d) kicked
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Rahul (c) paints (d) tall
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Kabir (b) ball (c) kicks (d) red
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flies (d) Rohan
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Farhan (c) sings (d) song
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) juicy (c) ate (d) mango
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Priya (b) heavy (c) carries (d) bag

Answer key

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

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