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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 446 · 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: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) Aditya (d) picture
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Saanvi
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Yash
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Ishaan (c) ripe (d) eats
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Vivaan
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Neel (d) long
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Rahul (d) red
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Aarav (d) carries
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a big bag every day.” (a) Neel (b) bag (c) big (d) carries
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Pooja
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Karan (c) mango (d) eats
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Kavya (c) funny (d) book
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) toy (d) Myra
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Priya (d) read
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Priya (b) mango (c) eats (d) juicy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Priya (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Kabir
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Nisha
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Aarav
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a funny book every day.” (a) Rahul (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) book (c) new (d) read
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Aditya (c) small (d) toy
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) Ira (d) kite
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies

Answer key

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

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