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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 603 · 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)? “Priya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Priya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Neel (d) bought
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Myra
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Omkar (c) mango (d) juicy
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Isha (b) bag (c) big (d) carries
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a funny book every day.” (a) Sneha (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Neel (d) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Vivaan (d) kicks
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Myra (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Isha (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Isha (d) juicy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Meera
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Kunal (c) buys (d) toy
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Yash (c) big (d) ball
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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