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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 473 · 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)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Arjun
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Diya (b) letter (c) writes (d) long
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Isha (c) writes (d) letter
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Meera (c) big (d) bag
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Aarav (c) bicycle (d) new
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) new (c) book (d) read
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) toy (c) small (d) bought
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Diya (c) red (d) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) red (d) Vivaan
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) juicy (d) Aisha
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Nisha (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Nisha (d) kicks
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Arjun (b) paints (c) tall (d) wall
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) long (c) painted (d) wall
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Saanvi
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Vivaan (d) long
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Kavya (c) opens (d) box
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) new (d) Neel
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Kabir (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Arjun (c) big (d) kicked
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Meera (c) mango (d) ripe
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red

Answer key

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

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