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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 452 · 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: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) tall (d) Diya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Rahul
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Aarav (c) new (d) bicycle
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev writes a long letter every day.” (a) Dev (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) Meera (d) box
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Riya (c) colourful (d) drew
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Kavya (d) juicy
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Aditya (b) song (c) happy (d) sings
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Zoya (b) sings (c) happy (d) song
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Ira (c) book (d) reads
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Ishaan (c) flies (d) kite
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Yash (b) juicy (c) eats (d) mango
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Isha (c) writes (d) short
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) book (c) read (d) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) ate (d) Ananya
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new

Answer key

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

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