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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 574 · 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)? “Rohan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carries (d) Zoya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a new toy every day.” (a) Sneha (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Rohan (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opens a small box every day.” (a) Myra (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Nisha
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Riya (d) kicked
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) Vivaan (d) book
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Meera (d) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Meera
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Ishaan (c) picture (d) colourful
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Arjun (c) carried (d) bag
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Omkar
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Nisha
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Kavya (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Manav (c) small (d) bought
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Ananya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Arjun (c) draws (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Kabir (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Priya (d) carried
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Isha (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) new (d) Zoya
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) new (d) Ira
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate

Answer key

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

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