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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 563 · 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: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) sweet (d) Sneha
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Ananya (c) red (d) kicks
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Saanvi
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Kunal (d) painted
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Priya (c) kicks (d) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Kabir (b) song (c) sweet (d) sings
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Rahul (d) sang
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) toy (c) small (d) bought
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Tara (d) kicks
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Tara (d) drew
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) big (d) Nisha
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Nisha (d) long
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Karan (b) reads (c) book (d) funny
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Isha (d) flew
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Aisha (c) wrote (d) short

Answer key

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

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