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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 533 · 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.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Karan
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Saanvi (d) small
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Yash (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) new
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Rahul (d) kicked
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Omkar (d) wrote
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Dev (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Karan (d) rode
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) Pooja (c) toy (d) bought
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Zoya (c) kicked (d) ball
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Farhan
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Isha (c) blue (d) rides
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sang (d) Dev
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Sneha (d) kicks
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) wrote (c) letter (d) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Vivaan (c) kite (d) flew
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Kunal (c) eats (d) juicy

Answer key

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

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