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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 572 · 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: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) wrote (c) letter (d) long
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) carries (d) bag
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Dev
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Farhan (c) paints (d) long
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Karan (b) rides (c) new (d) bicycle
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Priya (c) wall (d) painted
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a new book every day.” (a) Ananya (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Rahul (c) picture (d) draws
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Ananya (c) reads (d) funny
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Kabir (c) kicks (d) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Vivaan (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Kunal (c) bag (d) carries
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) bag (d) Zoya
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Neel (d) mango
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) reads (d) Tara
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Isha (c) flies (d) red
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Manav (d) picture
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Neel
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) letter (d) Kabir
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a happy song every day.” (a) Meera (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Kabir (c) flew (d) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes

Answer key

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

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