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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 585 · 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: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a new toy every day.” (a) Arjun (b) buys (c) toy (d) new
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Diya (c) big (d) kicked
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) short (d) Isha
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Isha (d) drew
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Zoya (d) eats
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Farhan (c) rides (d) bicycle
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) Ishaan (d) song
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Zoya (c) picture (d) colourful
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Omkar (c) wall (d) painted
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Farhan (c) small (d) box
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) opens (d) Nisha
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Saanvi (d) draws
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Vivaan (c) colourful (d) drew
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Ishaan (c) bicycle (d) blue
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Kunal (c) bicycle (d) rides
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Karan (c) toy (d) buys
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a short letter every day.” (a) Aditya (b) short (c) writes (d) letter
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) Aisha (d) carries
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Isha (d) kicked

Answer key

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

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