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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 598 · 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)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Diya (c) mango (d) ate
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Kabir
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) Yash (c) toy (d) bought
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Rahul (d) ate
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Isha (c) mango (d) juicy
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicks (d) Aditya
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Farhan (d) long
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Saanvi
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Omkar
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Dev (c) painted (d) wall
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Aditya (c) small (d) box
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) opened (c) small (d) box
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Pooja
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) Neel (d) mango
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) tall (d) Nisha
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Aditya (d) buys
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Ishaan (d) paints
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Arjun (c) bag (d) heavy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) opens
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Kavya (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) eats (d) Meera
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) new (c) bought (d) toy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a big bag every day.” (a) Pooja (b) carries (c) bag (d) big

Answer key

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

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