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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 482 · 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 buys a new toy every day.” (a) Ananya (b) new (c) buys (d) toy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Ananya (b) tall (c) paints (d) wall
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) carried (c) bag (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Aarav (c) kicked (d) ball
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) Zoya (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Rohan (c) picture (d) colourful
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) bag (d) Manav
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Kavya (c) opened (d) box
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Omkar (d) colourful
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Priya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Kavya (d) big
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Diya (c) big (d) carries
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Isha (d) mango
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Priya (c) big (d) drew
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) opens (d) Aarav
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) Myra (d) opened
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Meera
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Sneha (c) book (d) funny
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) big (d) Zoya
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a small box every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Meera (b) sings (c) song (d) sweet
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) bicycle
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Karan (c) short (d) letter
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Kavya (d) writes

Answer key

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

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