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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 46 · 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)? “Aditya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) letter (d) Aditya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Yash (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) blue
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Saanvi (c) writes (d) letter
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) happily
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Kabir (c) draws (d) colourful
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Pooja
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Kunal (c) writes (d) long
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Dev (d) reads
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Kunal (c) drew (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) ripe (c) ate (d) mango
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) blue
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) read (c) funny (d) book
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Zoya (d) sings
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small

Answer key

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

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