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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 530 · 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: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Saanvi
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Karan (c) toy (d) small
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) new
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Sneha
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) mango (d) Aarav
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Sneha (c) reads (d) funny
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Ananya (d) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Manav (c) new (d) flew
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Rahul (c) carried (d) heavy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Arjun (c) buys (d) toy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Pooja (d) kicked
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Aisha
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Riya (c) wrote (d) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Aditya (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Ira (c) picture (d) draws
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Nisha (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carries
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) Karan (d) painted
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a long wall every day.” (a) Kabir (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opens a small box every day.” (a) Kunal (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Isha
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Myra (d) opens
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Ira (d) bicycle
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks

Answer key

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

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