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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 527 · 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 wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Nisha
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Tara (c) opens (d) box
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Nisha
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Aisha
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Ishaan (c) red (d) ball
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Nisha (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Tara (c) ate (d) ripe
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Aarav (c) big (d) bag
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) kite (d) Isha
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Farhan (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) blue
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) draws (d) Rohan
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Farhan (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Aditya (c) buys (d) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) kite (d) Aarav
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Ira (c) blue (d) rides
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Priya (b) reads (c) book (d) funny
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) sang (c) song (d) happy
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Yash (d) opened
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Isha (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) Kabir (d) song
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Omkar (d) colourful
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) rode (c) Arjun (d) bicycle

Answer key

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

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