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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 611 · 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 painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Arjun (d) long
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Kunal (c) ripe (d) mango
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) new (d) Myra
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) big (d) Sneha
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) tall (d) Diya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aditya (c) toy (d) bought
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Riya (c) paints (d) long
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Dev (d) rode
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Saanvi (c) flew (d) red
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) kite (d) Kavya
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Manav (c) kicks (d) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) Vivaan (d) song
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Kavya
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Karan (b) heavy (c) carries (d) bag
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Riya (c) red (d) flew
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Aditya
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Aarav
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) box (c) opened (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Karan
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Sneha (c) toy (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) Dev (d) box
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Tara (d) writes

Answer key

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

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