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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 451 · 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: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) new (d) Aisha
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Aisha (b) carries (c) heavy (d) bag
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Omkar (c) tall (d) wall
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Aarav (c) new (d) flies
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Manav
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Kabir (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Vivaan (c) picture (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) big (d) Diya
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Rahul (c) sweet (d) sang
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Arjun
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Rohan (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Riya (d) red
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Neel (d) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Sneha (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Vivaan
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a new book every day.” (a) Priya (b) reads (c) book (d) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Kabir (d) bought

Answer key

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

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