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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 578 · 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: Sneha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Vivaan (d) juicy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) new (c) bought (d) toy
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Dev
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Omkar (c) small (d) toy
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Nisha (c) ball (d) kicks
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Nisha (c) toy (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Yash (c) picture (d) colourful
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) happy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) opens (d) Farhan
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) flew
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Vivaan (c) mango (d) ate
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a small box every day.” (a) Neel (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Kunal (c) ball (d) kicked
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Kavya (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rides
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Rahul (d) kicks
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Riya
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Yash
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Kavya
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Ananya
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Manav (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Sneha (d) letter

Answer key

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

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