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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 495 · 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)? “Rohan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Rohan (c) wall (d) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Kunal (c) mango (d) ate
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) long (d) Sneha
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Meera (d) red
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Vivaan (c) tall (d) painted
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Meera (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) red (d) Farhan
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Ira (d) rode
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Vivaan
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) small (d) Myra
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Ishaan (d) read
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Ira (c) big (d) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Rahul (c) buys (d) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Pooja
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Yash (c) eats (d) mango
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) Aisha (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Aditya (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Kabir (c) small (d) bought
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Rahul (c) new (d) kite
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Neel
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Isha
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Neel (c) song (d) happy

Answer key

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

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