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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 513 · 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 kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Karan (c) kicked (d) red
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Riya (d) bought
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Rohan (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Dev (c) bicycle (d) rides
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Yash (b) paints (c) tall (d) wall
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a big picture every day.” (a) Omkar (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) Aisha (b) letter (c) writes (d) long
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Rahul (d) kicked
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Dev (c) toy (d) new
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Nisha (d) kicks
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) kite (d) Sneha
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Kunal
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carries (d) Manav
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Isha
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Saanvi (c) new (d) book
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rides (d) Meera
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) Ishaan (d) bicycle
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Aisha (d) rode
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) small (c) opened (d) box
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens

Answer key

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

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