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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 494 · 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)? “Aarav opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Aarav (c) opens (d) box
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Saanvi (c) carried (d) bag
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Saanvi
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Isha (c) ripe (d) mango
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Vivaan (d) bought
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Vivaan (c) sweet (d) song
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar writes a short letter every day.” (a) Omkar (b) letter (c) short (d) writes
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Neel (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) Meera (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) wrote (c) letter (d) long
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Dev
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Karan
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Omkar (d) book
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Neel (c) big (d) ball
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Vivaan (c) picture (d) draws
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kunal (c) bicycle (d) rode
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flies (d) Dev
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Arjun (c) toy (d) small
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) new (c) read (d) book
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) happy (c) Kabir (d) song
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints

Answer key

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

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