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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 493 · 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.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) ripe (c) ate (d) mango
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Isha (c) ate (d) ripe
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Dev (c) new (d) buys
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) happy
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Tara (c) toy (d) new
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Arjun (c) bicycle (d) blue
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Arjun (b) draws (c) colourful (d) picture
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Ira (d) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Aisha (d) rode
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Myra
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Pooja
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Ishaan (c) big (d) ball
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Riya
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) kite (d) Sneha
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) box (c) opens (d) Omkar
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Myra
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Aditya
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) red (d) Diya
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Kabir (c) mango (d) ate
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Yash (b) ball (c) kicks (d) red
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) small (d) Karan
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Rahul

Answer key

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

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