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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 479 · 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)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Ananya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Karan (c) long (d) wall
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Neel (d) reads
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Yash
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Neel (c) mango (d) juicy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Ishaan (c) new (d) rode
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) new (d) Ishaan
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) Priya (d) kite
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) red (d) Aditya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) letter (d) Arjun
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) box (c) small (d) opened
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) bought (d) Kabir
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Kavya (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Kunal (d) juicy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Meera (c) opened (d) box
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) song (d) Arjun
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Myra
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Nisha
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) wrote (d) Kavya
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Rohan
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Tara
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) small (d) Rohan
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) short (d) Riya
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aisha (c) book (d) read
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) Manav (d) wall
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new

Answer key

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

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