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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 590 · 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)? “Ira paints a long wall every day.” (a) Ira (b) wall (c) long (d) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) kite (c) red (d) flew
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Ira (d) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Kavya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Tara
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Vivaan
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) Pooja (d) wall
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Kabir (c) bag (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) big (d) Aisha
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Kabir (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Zoya (d) flies
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Arjun
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Sneha (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) paints (d) Myra
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) sang (c) song (d) happy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) box (d) Karan
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Arjun
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Aarav
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) new (c) read (d) book
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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