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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 48 · 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 opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Aditya (d) box
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Omkar
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Kunal (c) sang (d) happy
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Neel (d) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Rohan (d) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) bought (d) Neel
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) opened (c) small (d) box
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a big box every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Yash (d) drew
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) paints (c) wall (d) Karan
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Aisha (c) long (d) letter
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Isha (c) short (d) letter
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Vivaan (c) kicks (d) red
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) Diya (d) painted
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Riya (d) rode
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) picture (c) drew (d) big
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) new (d) Farhan

Answer key

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

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