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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 550 · 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)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Omkar (d) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) opened (d) Rohan
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a short letter every day.” (a) Aditya (b) letter (c) short (d) writes
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Kavya (d) bought
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Farhan (c) ball (d) kicked
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Diya (d) blue
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Rohan (c) carried (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) toy (c) new (d) bought
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) Yash (d) wall
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Diya
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Karan
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Isha (c) box (d) opened
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) Kabir (d) kite
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rode
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) Rahul (d) letter
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Sneha (d) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) Nisha (d) box
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) read (d) Dev
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Neel (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Farhan (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall

Answer key

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

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