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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 512 · 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)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Kabir (c) read (d) book
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Myra (c) red (d) flew
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Omkar
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) tall (d) Kunal
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Meera (c) kicked (d) ball
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Isha (c) red (d) kicked
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Rohan (c) funny (d) book
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Aditya (c) opened (d) box
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Dev (d) opened
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) slowly (c) paints
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Priya (c) song (d) sang
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Rahul (c) kicks (d) ball
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) Kavya (d) toy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Riya (c) big (d) kicks
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Meera (c) ripe (d) mango
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) new (d) Myra
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Aarav (d) picture

Answer key

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

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