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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 610 · 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: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Yash (c) bought (d) small
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Karan
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Sneha (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Arjun (c) letter (d) writes
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Ishaan (c) opens (d) box
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) Yash (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Dev
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Kabir (c) ate (d) juicy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Aditya (c) writes (d) letter
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Nisha (c) eats (d) mango
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Diya (d) mango
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Aisha (d) new
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Tara (c) kite (d) new
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Vivaan (d) sings
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) new (d) Riya
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Ishaan (c) bag (d) heavy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy

Answer key

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

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