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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 580 · 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: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) opened (d) Ira
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Rahul (c) kicked (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Aarav (c) drew (d) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) Farhan (d) kite
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Meera
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Aisha (c) buys (d) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Sneha (d) mango
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a small box every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) small (c) opens (d) box
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) painted (c) long (d) wall
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Nisha (c) rides (d) bicycle
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Zoya (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) writes (d) Zoya
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Karan (c) book (d) read
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Ananya (c) opened (d) box
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Kavya
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Karan (d) drew
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Priya (d) reads

Answer key

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

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