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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 471 · 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)? “Kavya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Kavya (c) song (d) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) sweet (d) Ananya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Myra (d) heavy
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Aisha
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) bicycle (d) rode
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Farhan (c) carries (d) heavy
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Aarav
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) ate (d) Diya
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Kunal (c) tall (d) paints
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sang (d) Neel
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Zoya (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Kavya (c) ball (d) kicks
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) Manav (d) opens
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Myra (d) kicked
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) Aditya (d) kite
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Yash (b) carries (c) heavy (d) bag
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Ira (d) mango
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) Rohan (d) wall

Answer key

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

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