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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 477 · 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: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Karan (c) blue (d) rode
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Aisha (c) wall (d) paints
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) box (d) Dev
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) kite (d) Kabir
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Zoya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Ira (c) kicked (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) buys (c) toy (d) Manav
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) opens (d) Omkar
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) wall (d) Karan
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Myra (d) new
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) letter (d) Farhan
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Nisha (d) flies
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Isha
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Vivaan (c) big (d) picture
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a happy song every day.” (a) Neel (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Pooja (c) flies (d) red
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Diya (d) read
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Ishaan (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Aisha (d) box
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Kavya (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Meera
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) small (d) Zoya
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Ananya (c) ball (d) kicks

Answer key

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

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