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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 543 · 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)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) Isha (d) box
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Ananya (c) buys (d) small
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Kavya (d) red
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) Yash (d) book
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Myra (c) colourful (d) drew
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) carries (c) bag (d) heavy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a new toy every day.” (a) Kunal (b) toy (c) new (d) buys
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Ira (c) kicks (d) ball
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Vivaan (c) tall (d) painted
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) paints (d) Myra
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) kite (d) Rohan
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) Aditya (d) box
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Aisha
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) ball (d) kicked
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) big (d) Diya
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Vivaan (c) sang (d) sweet
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Vivaan (c) sings (d) song
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a big box every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Vivaan (d) new

Answer key

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

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