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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 544 · 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)? “Farhan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Farhan (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Zoya (d) rode
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) Meera (b) reads (c) book (d) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Kabir
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Farhan (c) draws (d) colourful
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Myra (d) kicked
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) red (d) Omkar
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Isha
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Dev (c) red (d) ball
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) song (d) Priya
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Saanvi (d) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Manav (c) new (d) rides
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) funny (d) Aditya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sang (d) Vivaan
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Meera (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Aisha (c) ate (d) ripe
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Neel (d) long
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) colourful (c) drew (d) picture

Answer key

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

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