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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 58 · 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)? “Myra painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Myra (c) painted (d) wall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Saanvi (d) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Sneha
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Karan
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Karan (d) juicy
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Manav (d) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) Myra (d) bag
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Tara (c) box (d) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Omkar
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Tara (d) rides
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Yash (c) wall (d) tall
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Priya
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Myra (c) bicycle (d) blue
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Aisha
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Yash (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) read (c) new (d) book
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Kabir (d) read
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Sneha (c) reads (d) book
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Priya (d) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Riya (d) eats
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Dev (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) sang (c) happy (d) song
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy

Answer key

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

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