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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 542 · 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: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Sneha (c) bicycle (d) rode
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev writes a long letter every day.” (a) Dev (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) Kavya (d) box
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Ananya (c) box (d) opened
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Diya (b) buys (c) new (d) toy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Vivaan (d) read
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Riya (d) ate
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Nisha (c) toy (d) new
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Yash (c) heavy (d) bag
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Tara (c) song (d) sang
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Kunal (c) big (d) draws
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Manav (c) red (d) ball
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) opens (d) Aditya
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) new (c) flew (d) kite
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Dev (c) big (d) carried
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Aisha (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Arjun (b) mango (c) eats (d) juicy
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) Nisha (b) paints (c) wall (d) long
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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