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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 441 · 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: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Yash (c) bag (d) big
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Arjun (c) opens (d) box
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Kabir
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Kavya (b) eats (c) mango (d) ripe
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Arjun (c) reads (d) new
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) Myra (d) ball
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Isha (d) reads
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Rohan
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Meera (b) eats (c) ripe (d) mango
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Dev
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Meera
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) flew (c) red (d) kite
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) picture (d) Isha
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) big (c) Nisha (d) box
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flew (d) Aisha
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) happy (d) Myra
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) happy
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Kabir

Answer key

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

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