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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 547 · 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: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) Arjun (d) ball
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Aditya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) paints (c) Riya (d) wall
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Zoya (b) eats (c) ripe (d) mango
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) book (c) read (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Karan (d) eats
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) small (d) Isha
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) opens (d) Yash
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Tara (d) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) ripe (c) ate (d) mango
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Riya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) Arjun (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) picture (d) Myra
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Riya
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Kunal (c) box (d) opens
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Farhan (c) buys (d) toy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Meera (c) happy (d) song
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Farhan (c) mango (d) ate
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a short letter every day.” (a) Pooja (b) letter (c) writes (d) short
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) drew (c) picture (d) colourful
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Arjun (c) red (d) kite
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Isha (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang

Answer key

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

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