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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 503 · 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 flies a red kite every day.” (a) Karan (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Saanvi
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Manav (c) small (d) box
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Aditya (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Aditya
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Saanvi (c) new (d) book
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Manav (d) buys
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Nisha (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Saanvi (d) rode
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Zoya (c) kicked (d) ball
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) book (c) read (d) funny
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rides (d) Karan
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Isha (d) wrote
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) Sneha (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Neel (c) bag (d) carries
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Diya
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Farhan (d) sweet
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Yash (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Nisha (b) tall (c) paints (d) wall
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) kicked (c) ball (d) red
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Aditya
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Riya (d) blue
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) Diya (d) book
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Rohan (b) letter (c) short (d) writes
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) rides (d) bicycle

Answer key

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

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