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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 517 · 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: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Aarav
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) Aditya (d) book
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) drew (d) Kabir
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) Nisha (b) writes (c) letter (d) short
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a long letter every day.” (a) Arjun (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Tara
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Diya (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Rahul
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Arjun (c) kicked (d) ball
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a short letter every day.” (a) Rahul (b) short (c) writes (d) letter
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Myra
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) rode (c) Karan (d) bicycle
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Riya (c) red (d) ball
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Karan (d) eats
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Tara (c) heavy (d) bag
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) short (c) Rohan (d) letter
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) Neel (d) bag
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats

Answer key

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

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