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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 606 · 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 carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Manav (d) sweet
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Pooja (d) mango
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) box (c) opened (d) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Myra (c) opens (d) box
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Tara (d) heavy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Dev
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Isha (c) flies (d) kite
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Rohan (d) box
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Ananya (c) blue (d) rode
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Karan (c) painted (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Diya (c) small (d) opens
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Priya (c) ripe (d) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Kavya (c) kite (d) flew
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Priya (c) small (d) box
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) ate (d) Yash
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) Priya (d) kite
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) Rohan (d) kite
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) read (d) Isha
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Omkar
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) read (c) book (d) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small

Answer key

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

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