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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 560 · 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)? “Ira reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Ira (c) reads (d) book
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Meera
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Karan (c) sweet (d) song
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Sneha (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Meera (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) ate (c) mango (d) juicy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Farhan (c) big (d) ball
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Karan
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flies (d) Isha
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Manav (c) letter (d) wrote
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Rohan
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Ira (d) funny
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Karan (c) heavy (d) carried
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) Pooja (d) bag
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Ishaan (d) flies
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Dev
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Vivaan (c) wall (d) paints
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) new (d) Kabir
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Farhan (c) new (d) rides
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) Kavya (c) bought (d) toy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra read a new book yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) new (c) book (d) read
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aarav (c) bought (d) toy

Answer key

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

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