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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 561 · 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: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flew (d) Manav
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Saanvi (d) flew
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Zoya (c) picture (d) colourful
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Rohan (c) tall (d) wall
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Priya (d) reads
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Aditya
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Arjun (c) small (d) toy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) rode (c) blue (d) bicycle
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Diya (c) carried (d) bag
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Ira (d) ball
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Aarav (c) picture (d) drew
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Diya (c) drew (d) colourful
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Ira (d) colourful
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) book (c) read (d) funny
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) Manav (d) song
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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