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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 490 · 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)? “Karan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Karan (d) juicy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) box (d) Ishaan
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Aarav (d) kicked
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Kabir
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) ate (d) Karan
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Aisha (c) letter (d) wrote
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) long (d) Vivaan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Priya
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) wrote (d) Saanvi
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) big (c) Manav (d) box
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Dev (b) kicks (c) ball (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carries a big bag every day.” (a) Ira (b) carries (c) big (d) bag
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Ananya (d) painted
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) happy (d) Isha
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Nisha
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) sang (c) song (d) happy
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) small (d) Tara
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Myra
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Saanvi

Answer key

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

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