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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 466 · 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)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Kunal (d) rides
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) kite (d) flies
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Kabir (d) ate
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Karan (d) blue
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Rohan (c) read (d) book
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) kicked
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Vivaan (c) small (d) toy
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flew (d) Tara
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Myra
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Neel (b) wall (c) tall (d) paints
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra draws a big picture every day.” (a) Myra (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) ball (d) Isha
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Isha (c) read (d) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Rohan
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Tara (c) bag (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Priya (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Riya (b) paints (c) wall (d) long
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Kabir (d) buys
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) letter (d) Vivaan
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Farhan

Answer key

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

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