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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 52 · 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)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Dev (c) painted (d) long
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Aarav (d) read
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Kunal
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Nisha (c) big (d) ball
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) song (d) Farhan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Manav (d) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Nisha (c) sings (d) song
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Rohan (c) drew (d) colourful
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) long (d) Kabir
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Vivaan (c) book (d) read
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) sweet (d) Kavya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Vivaan
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a new toy every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Farhan (c) big (d) carries
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Kunal (c) red (d) kite
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Nisha (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Manav (c) opened (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Farhan (c) big (d) ball
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) tall (d) Saanvi
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks

Answer key

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

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