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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 54 · 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)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Rahul (d) red
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Vivaan
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) Aisha (d) toy
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Ishaan (c) carries (d) bag
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Diya (c) song (d) sang
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Kabir (d) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Myra (c) bicycle (d) rode
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Kabir (d) sweet
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Arjun
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Aarav (b) picture (c) colourful (d) draws
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Kabir (c) rides (d) blue
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) reads
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Rohan (c) ripe (d) ate
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Ira (c) sang (d) song
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) flew
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Aarav
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carries (d) Pooja
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Tara (c) happy (d) song
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Nisha (d) carries

Answer key

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

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