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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 56 · 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)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Kunal (d) mango
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Sneha
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Riya (d) eats
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Manav
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Vivaan
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Priya (c) flew (d) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Isha
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) Kavya (d) song
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash writes a long letter every day.” (a) Yash (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Aditya (c) bicycle (d) rode
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Kabir
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Rahul (c) blue (d) bicycle
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Ishaan (d) carries
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Tara (d) ate
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Omkar

Answer key

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

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