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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 541 · 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)? “Manav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Meera (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a red kite every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) kite (c) red (d) flies
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) kite (d) Yash
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flies (d) Nisha
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Ishaan (c) paints (d) long
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Yash (d) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a funny book every day.” (a) Neel (b) book (c) reads (d) funny
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Arjun (c) heavy (d) bag
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carried
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Meera (c) read (d) book
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Farhan (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) toy (c) bought (d) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a new book yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) read (c) new (d) book
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Rahul (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) draws (d) Kavya
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Aarav (c) box (d) opened
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sings (d) Sneha
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Aisha (d) long

Answer key

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

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