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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 534 · 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: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Kabir (d) bicycle
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a short letter every day.” (a) Zoya (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Ananya (c) bought (d) toy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Tara (d) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Rahul (c) writes (d) long
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) Ishaan (d) ball
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a big bag every day.” (a) Aarav (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Rohan (d) flew
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Aisha (c) heavy (d) bag
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) opens (c) box (d) Meera
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Aarav (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) flies
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Zoya (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Karan (c) letter (d) wrote
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) Kunal (d) wall
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Myra (c) kicks (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Zoya
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a red kite every day.” (a) Pooja (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Aditya (c) kicked (d) ball
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny

Answer key

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

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