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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 481 · 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)? “Yash carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Yash (c) bag (d) carries
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) read (d) Kabir
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Rahul (d) rides
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Kavya (c) opens (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) flies
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Saanvi
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) Tara (d) bicycle
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) small (d) Ananya
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) Aditya (d) song
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a long letter every day.” (a) Karan (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Zoya (c) new (d) read
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) opens (d) Meera
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Farhan (c) colourful (d) draws
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Yash (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) Priya (d) kite
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a small box every day.” (a) Ananya (b) opens (c) small (d) box
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Rahul (c) flies (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Manav (c) painted (d) wall
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) Ishaan (d) ball
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) short (d) Ananya
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Aisha (c) ball (d) kicks

Answer key

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

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