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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 510 · 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: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Aarav (c) box (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Rohan
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Farhan (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Neel (c) tall (d) wall
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Diya (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) short (c) letter (d) Diya
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) Aarav (d) bag
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) colourful (d) Rahul
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opens a small box every day.” (a) Karan (b) opens (c) box (d) small
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Aarav (c) bag (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Meera (d) toy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) drew (d) Diya
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) ball (d) Dev
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Isha (c) opened (d) box
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) picture (c) drew (d) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) big (c) Aisha (d) box
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Arjun (c) big (d) picture
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Aditya (d) kicks
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Manav (c) box (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Farhan
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Manav (d) wrote

Answer key

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

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