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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 604 · 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.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) kite (d) flew
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Karan
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Myra (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Rohan (c) red (d) kite
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a happy song every day.” (a) Myra (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) short (c) letter (d) Isha
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Karan (c) eats (d) mango
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Kunal (c) ate (d) mango
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) Ishaan (d) letter
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Meera (d) big
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Tara (d) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) eats (c) mango (d) ripe
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Aisha (d) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) book (c) read (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) Zoya (c) happy (d) sings
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Omkar (c) flies (d) red
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Neel (c) letter (d) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Karan (d) juicy
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Rohan
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) small (d) Riya
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Saanvi (c) wall (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) box (d) opened

Answer key

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

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