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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 518 · 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)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Nisha (c) long (d) letter
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a small toy every day.” (a) Manav (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Aditya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Arjun (d) picture
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Yash (d) ripe
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Meera (d) juicy
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) colourful (d) Rohan
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Pooja
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Zoya (c) kicks (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) bag (d) Arjun
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Rohan
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) read (c) book (d) funny
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Saanvi
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Sneha (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) drew (c) picture (d) colourful
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Manav (c) kite (d) flew
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Ira (c) toy (d) buys
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Ira (c) short (d) wrote
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carries a big bag every day.” (a) Aditya (b) bag (c) big (d) carries
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Aisha
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Omkar (d) rode
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily

Answer key

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

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