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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 552 · 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)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Arjun (c) picture (d) drew
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Omkar (d) mango
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Tara (c) painted (d) tall
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicks (d) Manav
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Ananya
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Neel
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Ira
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Karan (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Meera (c) new (d) buys
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sang (d) Diya
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Manav (d) opened
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a new book every day.” (a) Rahul (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Vivaan (c) drew (d) picture
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Kabir
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Ishaan (c) flew (d) kite
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a small toy every day.” (a) Rahul (b) buys (c) small (d) toy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Saanvi (c) ate (d) ripe
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Meera
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) bought (c) new (d) toy
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Sneha (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) song (d) Priya
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet

Answer key

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

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