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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 612 · 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: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Rohan (c) ate (d) ripe
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Saanvi
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) Priya (d) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Pooja (c) long (d) wall
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Yash (d) eats
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Meera (b) wall (c) paints (d) tall
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) Isha (d) bicycle
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) kite (d) Aisha
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Kavya (d) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash writes a long letter every day.” (a) Yash (b) letter (c) writes (d) long
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) opens
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Neel (b) carries (c) heavy (d) bag
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Farhan (b) ball (c) kicks (d) red
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Diya (c) flew (d) kite
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Meera
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a short letter every day.” (a) Rahul (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Rohan
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Aarav (d) carried
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a red kite every day.” (a) Pooja (b) red (c) flies (d) kite
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Diya (d) book
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Riya
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) Aarav (d) tall
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys

Answer key

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

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