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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 45 · 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)? “Ira buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) buys (d) Ira
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Nisha (d) letter
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Saanvi
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Meera
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Aarav (c) box (d) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Kabir
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) wrote (c) long (d) letter
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Arjun (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Karan (d) ripe
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Ananya (d) carries
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Myra (c) bag (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) Rahul (d) opened
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Rahul (c) writes (d) letter
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) small (d) Dev
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Aditya (d) red
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a big box every day.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Ishaan (d) reads
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Priya (d) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flew (d) Neel
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Meera
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies

Answer key

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

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