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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 464 · 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)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) box (d) Riya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Ananya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Isha (d) picture
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) Kunal (d) bicycle
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Ananya (b) new (c) flies (d) kite
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Zoya (c) bicycle (d) rode
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Aarav (c) buys (d) toy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carries (d) Aarav
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Manav (c) wall (d) painted
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Saanvi (c) kicked (d) red
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Ishaan (c) paints (d) wall
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Dev (c) big (d) opens
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) Zoya (d) bag
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked

Answer key

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

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