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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 555 · 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: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) kicks (c) ball (d) red
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Kabir (c) bag (d) carries
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Kunal (b) juicy (c) eats (d) mango
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Manav
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Riya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Dev (b) carries (c) bag (d) heavy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) bought (c) small (d) toy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) Arjun (d) kite
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) bag (d) carried
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Ananya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Ira (d) sang
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Farhan (c) new (d) rode
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Zoya (d) box
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Rahul (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) funny (c) read (d) book

Answer key

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

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