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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 444 · 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)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Sneha (d) read
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Meera (c) painted (d) long
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a new book every day.” (a) Kavya (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Rahul (d) sang
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Kunal (d) sings
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Kavya (b) toy (c) small (d) buys
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Farhan (c) wall (d) painted
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) new
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Kavya
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Ananya (c) box (d) opened
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Ira (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Isha (c) kite (d) red
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) big (d) Tara
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Rahul
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Priya (c) buys (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) bag (d) Meera
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) flies (c) new (d) kite
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Kunal (c) book (d) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Riya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Rohan (c) box (d) opened
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Diya (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) blue
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Manav (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) flew
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Sneha (d) blue
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) Karan (d) blue

Answer key

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

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