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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 587 · 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: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Ira (c) draws (d) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Diya (d) ripe
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) Pooja (d) kite
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Farhan
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) Aisha (d) kite
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) read (d) Tara
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a new toy every day.” (a) Kunal (b) new (c) buys (d) toy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Priya (c) book (d) reads
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a red kite every day.” (a) Rahul (b) red (c) flies (d) kite
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Kabir
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Vivaan
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) new (c) read (d) book
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Riya (c) draws (d) big
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Manav (c) book (d) read
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Dev (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Myra (c) song (d) happy

Answer key

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

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