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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 53 · 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: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a new toy every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Meera (d) draws
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) kite (c) flew (d) red
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Farhan (c) small (d) toy
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Myra
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) opens (c) box (d) Karan
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Myra
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Aditya (c) bag (d) heavy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Ishaan
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Arjun (c) rides (d) bicycle
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) book (c) read (d) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Pooja
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Ishaan
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Riya (b) kicks (c) big (d) ball
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Aisha (c) bag (d) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Nisha
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) wall (c) paints (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Arjun (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Kavya (c) new (d) reads
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big

Answer key

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

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