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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 447 · 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: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Vivaan (c) picture (d) drew
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Tara (d) painted
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Aarav (c) sang (d) song
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Karan (c) box (d) opened
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) Farhan (d) bag
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Arjun (d) sweet
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Pooja (c) big (d) drew
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Priya (c) opened (d) box
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a new book every day.” (a) Priya (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Zoya (d) kicked
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Ira (d) opens
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Kabir (d) flew
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Arjun (c) big (d) ball
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Kavya (c) carried (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Farhan (d) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) funny (d) Arjun
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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