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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 538 · 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: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Omkar (c) box (d) opened
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Tara (c) eats (d) mango
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Omkar (c) short (d) writes
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Kavya (c) draws (d) picture
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Priya (c) box (d) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Diya (c) sweet (d) song
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Pooja (c) book (d) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) new (d) Saanvi
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) Neel
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Nisha (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Aarav (c) wrote (d) long
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Kabir (b) ball (c) kicks (d) red
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Vivaan (c) red (d) flies
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Ananya (c) bag (d) carried
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Aarav (d) mango
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) Aditya (d) opens
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Aarav (c) kicks (d) ball
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Nisha (d) read

Answer key

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

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