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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 577 · 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: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Isha (c) book (d) funny
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Priya (d) toy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Kabir (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a long wall every day.” (a) Kabir (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Aisha (d) blue
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Aisha (d) short
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) Ishaan (d) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Pooja (d) red
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Zoya
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Ishaan (c) big (d) ball
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Pooja (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Pooja
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Rohan (d) bought
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Isha (d) bought
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a small toy every day.” (a) Sneha (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) wall (c) long (d) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Aarav
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides

Answer key

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

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