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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 475 · 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.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Ananya (d) ripe
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) Aisha (d) bicycle
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Priya (c) rode (d) bicycle
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Aarav (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) blue
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Zoya (c) picture (d) colourful
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Ananya (c) song (d) sweet
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Diya
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Neel
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) happy (c) song (d) Priya
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Ishaan (d) sweet
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Arjun (c) carries (d) heavy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Ira (d) funny
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Priya (d) small
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Ananya (c) bicycle (d) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Kavya (c) heavy (d) bag
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Aisha
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) painted (c) long (d) wall
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Meera
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Rahul (d) flies
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) kite (c) flew (d) new
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) Kabir (d) mango

Answer key

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

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