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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 502 · 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: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Ishaan (d) toy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Vivaan (c) funny (d) book
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Kavya (d) painted
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) reads (d) Aditya
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sings (d) Myra
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Neel (b) eats (c) mango (d) juicy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Ishaan (d) long
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Isha (c) read (d) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Yash (d) juicy
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Ananya (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Meera (d) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) Vivaan (d) bag
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Myra (c) ate (d) mango
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Kavya (c) colourful (d) drew
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) Farhan (d) letter
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) juicy (c) ate (d) mango
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Isha
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) Rohan (d) colourful
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Riya (c) mango (d) eats
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Rahul (d) wrote
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Myra (d) big

Answer key

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

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