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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 575 · 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)? “Kabir sings a happy song every day.” (a) Kabir (b) song (c) happy (d) sings
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Arjun (c) picture (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) song (d) Dev
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Pooja (d) carried
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Farhan (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Isha (c) new (d) flew
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) opens (c) box (d) Isha
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Rohan (d) bag
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Ishaan (c) kicks (d) ball
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) carried (c) big (d) bag
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Diya
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Isha (b) song (c) sweet (d) sings
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) big (c) box (d) Ananya
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Sneha
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) new (d) Manav
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Meera (b) carries (c) bag (d) heavy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Kabir (b) picture (c) colourful (d) draws
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Aditya
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a new book every day.” (a) Omkar (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) ball (d) Aarav
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Aarav (b) wall (c) tall (d) paints
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Tara (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Aisha (d) kicks
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) juicy (d) Aisha

Answer key

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

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