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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 601 · 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)? “Arjun wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) Arjun (d) letter
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Aditya (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Ishaan (d) new
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Aisha
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) bought (c) small (d) toy
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) Farhan
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Riya (d) rode
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Kunal (c) letter (d) writes
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) Tara (d) opens
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Aditya (c) drew (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) small (c) opened (d) box
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Saanvi (d) flies
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Aditya (d) book
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads

Answer key

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

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