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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 545 · 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: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Arjun (c) painted (d) tall
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Neel (d) reads
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a new book every day.” (a) Isha (b) reads (c) book (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) Aarav (d) bicycle
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Ananya (d) kicks
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Vivaan
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Aarav
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Diya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) Aisha (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Kabir (c) juicy (d) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Aditya (c) wall (d) paints
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Isha (b) eats (c) mango (d) ripe
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Kabir (c) colourful (d) draws
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) box (c) Rohan (d) opens
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Yash (d) flew
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Riya (c) heavy (d) bag
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Neel (c) sweet (d) sang
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Aisha
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Kabir
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Saanvi (c) eats (d) mango
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Kunal
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Ananya (b) red (c) flies (d) kite

Answer key

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

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