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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 532 · 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: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Diya (c) opened (d) small
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Karan (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Saanvi (c) long (d) painted
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Isha (c) book (d) read
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Ananya (c) drew (d) picture
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Rahul (d) opens
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Sneha (c) ate (d) mango
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Dev (c) song (d) sweet
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Farhan (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) Manav (d) paints
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Priya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Meera (c) big (d) drew
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) opens (d) Rohan
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Kunal (c) draws (d) picture
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) Vivaan (d) wall
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) read (c) book (d) funny
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks

Answer key

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

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