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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 525 · 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: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opens a small box every day.” (a) Aditya (b) opens (c) box (d) small
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Pooja (c) juicy (d) ate
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Yash (c) kicked (d) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Dev (d) kite
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Isha (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Myra (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Riya
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Myra (d) carried
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Manav (c) buys (d) toy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Isha (d) mango
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a small toy every day.” (a) Sneha (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Omkar (d) small
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) slowly (c) paints
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) buys (c) toy (d) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) sang (c) song (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Vivaan (c) drew (d) picture
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Nisha (c) red (d) kicked
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Arjun (d) ripe
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Myra (d) kicks
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) opened (c) small (d) box
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Ananya
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Karan
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Rohan (d) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Isha (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) kicked (c) ball (d) big

Answer key

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

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