← Verbs: action words lesson New set →

Verb Worksheet

English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 480 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) box (d) Myra
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Diya (d) wall
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Saanvi
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) sweet (d) Diya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) Rohan (d) carries
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Vivaan (c) carried (d) heavy
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Aditya (b) song (c) sweet (d) sings
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Diya (c) opened (d) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Omkar (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) blue
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Rahul
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Rahul
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Aisha (c) eats (d) mango
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Isha (c) read (d) book
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Neel (c) bought (d) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) kicked (c) red (d) ball
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) red (d) Sneha
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Diya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Isha (d) funny
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Ishaan (d) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Rahul (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Arjun
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Ishaan
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Pooja (d) drew
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats

Answer key

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

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar