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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 531 · 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 wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Aditya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Kabir (c) ripe (d) ate
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Isha (c) book (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Karan (c) new (d) flew
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Aisha (c) song (d) sings
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Priya (d) reads
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Ananya
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Isha (d) wrote
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Arjun
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Nisha (c) big (d) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Omkar
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Dev (c) wall (d) paints
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Priya
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Kabir (c) read (d) funny
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Kavya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) kicked (c) ball (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Rohan (c) bag (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Aditya (d) eats
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Diya (b) ripe (c) eats (d) mango
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) small (d) Dev

Answer key

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

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