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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 581 · 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: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Manav (c) ate (d) juicy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Zoya (d) eats
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Aditya (c) bag (d) carries
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Neel (c) bought (d) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) big (d) Aditya
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) paints (d) Neel
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) red (d) Ira
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) Kunal (d) book
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Kunal (c) picture (d) drew
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Arjun (b) rides (c) blue (d) bicycle
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Myra (d) rode
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) Aarav (d) bicycle
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Kabir (c) kicks (d) ball
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) sang (c) happy (d) song
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Kabir (c) long (d) wrote
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Yash (b) tall (c) paints (d) wall
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) Arjun (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Ishaan (d) paints
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Aarav (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides

Answer key

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

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