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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 442 · 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)? “Rahul rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Rahul (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) new
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) toy (d) Isha
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) book (d) Pooja
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) wall (d) Diya
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Isha (c) opened (d) box
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Kabir (d) new
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Myra (d) mango
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Farhan (c) bicycle (d) rode
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a long wall every day.” (a) Omkar (b) long (c) paints (d) wall
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Omkar (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Farhan (c) kite (d) new
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Karan (d) buys
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Diya (c) blue (d) bicycle
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) Aditya (d) bicycle
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Kabir (c) drew (d) picture
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Omkar (d) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) Kabir (b) reads (c) book (d) funny
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Aarav (c) letter (d) wrote
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Diya (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Diya (c) big (d) kicked
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) song (d) Ira
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long

Answer key

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

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