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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 591 · 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)? “Zoya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) red (c) flew (d) kite
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Ananya (c) red (d) kicks
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Ira
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Manav
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Rahul (d) long
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Zoya (c) rode (d) blue
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Kabir (c) heavy (d) carried
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Vivaan (c) book (d) reads
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Riya
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Rohan (d) mango
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carries (d) Aarav
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Zoya (d) ripe
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Isha (d) funny
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Ananya (b) sings (c) song (d) sweet
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flies a red kite every day.” (a) Omkar (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Riya (c) picture (d) drew
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Aisha (c) mango (d) eats
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) opens (d) Rohan
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) read (c) book (d) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Arjun (d) colourful
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Tara (c) wall (d) painted
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) opened (c) box (d) big
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Arjun (c) bought (d) small
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Zoya (d) opened

Answer key

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

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