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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 450 · 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: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Kavya (c) big (d) picture
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Meera (d) letter
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Aarav (c) ball (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) kite (d) Zoya
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Pooja
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sings (d) Aditya
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Sneha (d) box
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Omkar
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara writes a short letter every day.” (a) Tara (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Ananya (d) ball
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Kavya (d) bag
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Rohan (c) ripe (d) eats
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Farhan (c) happy (d) sang
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Aarav (c) read (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Aarav (d) toy
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sang (d) Aisha
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily

Answer key

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

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