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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 488 · 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)? “Myra flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Myra (c) red (d) flew
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) big (d) Meera
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Vivaan (c) sang (d) song
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Yash (d) blue
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a long letter every day.” (a) Isha (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a big box every day.” (a) Pooja (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a long wall every day.” (a) Kunal (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Arjun
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Arjun (d) sang
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) Zoya (d) toy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Karan (c) flies (d) new
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Priya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) blue
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Myra (d) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Farhan (b) wall (c) long (d) paints
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Ishaan
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Neel (c) colourful (d) picture
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) Nisha (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Vivaan (c) wall (d) paints
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Vivaan (d) new

Answer key

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

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