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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 457 · 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)? “Myra paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) Myra (d) wall
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) sweet (d) Priya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Saanvi (d) funny
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Aarav
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Meera (c) short (d) letter
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) new (c) rides (d) bicycle
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Karan (d) red
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) Riya (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Riya (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) Vivaan (d) kite
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Aditya (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a big picture every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) picture (d) draws
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Pooja (c) opened (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Tara
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sings a happy song every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) happy (c) sings (d) song
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) letter (d) Vivaan
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) reads (d) Dev
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Kabir

Answer key

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

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