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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 557 · 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: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Isha (b) tall (c) paints (d) wall
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a small toy every day.” (a) Pooja (b) toy (c) small (d) buys
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Ananya (d) colourful
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a short letter every day.” (a) Kavya (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) Nisha (b) happy (c) sings (d) song
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) red (d) Kabir
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Dev (d) buys
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Kabir (d) mango
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) picture (d) Kabir
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) Zoya (d) picture
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Kunal (d) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Kunal (d) bought
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) read (c) book (d) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Pooja
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Aditya (c) eats (d) ripe
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Aditya
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Nisha (c) wrote (d) letter
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Rahul (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Kunal (c) buys (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a big bag every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) big (c) carries (d) bag

Answer key

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

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