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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 526 · 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)? “Aditya reads a new book every day.” (a) Aditya (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Sneha (c) new (d) toy
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) sweet (d) Sneha
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) book (c) read (d) funny
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Riya (c) new (d) kite
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Sneha (c) ripe (d) mango
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Kunal (d) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) Kabir (d) bag
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Yash (c) toy (d) buys
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Yash (c) wall (d) paints
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Kunal (c) read (d) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Ishaan (d) picture
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Yash (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a happy song every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) sings (c) happy (d) song
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) big (d) Sneha
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Sneha
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Rahul (d) book
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Diya (d) toy
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Ishaan (c) bag (d) heavy
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Ananya (d) blue
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) buys (c) toy (d) Priya
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Kavya (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) paints (c) wall (d) long

Answer key

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

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