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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 463 · 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: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Sneha (c) small (d) opens
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Diya (d) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Kunal (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) draws (d) Diya
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a big box every day.” (a) Neel (b) opens (c) big (d) box
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Ishaan (d) red
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rode
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Ishaan (c) reads (d) funny
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Diya (c) letter (d) writes
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Farhan (d) carried
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Arjun
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) read (c) book (d) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash draws a big picture every day.” (a) Yash (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) red (d) Omkar
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Aisha
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Ira (d) small
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws

Answer key

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

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