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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 593 · 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)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flew (d) Aarav
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Myra (c) small (d) bought
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Ira
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Kunal (c) juicy (d) mango
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Priya (c) flew (d) kite
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Myra (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Aarav (c) funny (d) read
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) colourful (d) Nisha
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Aarav
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Kunal
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Neel (c) flies (d) kite
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Aarav
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Rohan (c) tall (d) painted
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Omkar (c) small (d) bought
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Aarav (c) kite (d) red
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Kavya (c) box (d) opened

Answer key

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

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