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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 613 · 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 paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Arjun (d) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flew (d) Manav
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) Tara (d) picture
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) Saanvi (d) big
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Myra (c) long (d) letter
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Karan (c) new (d) read
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Zoya (c) bag (d) heavy
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Omkar (d) picture
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Nisha (c) mango (d) eats
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Priya (c) sweet (d) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Aarav (c) drew (d) colourful
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Myra (d) opened
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Farhan (d) small
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Neel (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes

Answer key

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

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