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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 558 · 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)? “Kabir opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Kabir (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Rahul
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Kabir
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) Ira (d) wall
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Aditya (c) kite (d) flies
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) Nisha (d) kite
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Manav (d) toy
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) Manav (d) bicycle
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Kabir (d) drew
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Vivaan (d) flew
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Omkar (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Aditya (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) small (d) Arjun
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Neel (c) song (d) sings
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Rohan (d) book
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Aarav (d) sang
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Farhan (d) opened
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Isha

Answer key

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

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