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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 474 · 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)? “Aditya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Aditya (d) mango
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Ananya (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Kavya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Kabir (c) long (d) letter
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Vivaan
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Ananya (b) reads (c) funny (d) book
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Diya (d) bought
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Meera (c) writes (d) long
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Manav
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) ripe (c) ate (d) mango
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Kunal
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Ira (c) ripe (d) eats
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Kabir (d) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Farhan
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Ananya (d) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) big (d) Dev
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Diya (d) ate

Answer key

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

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