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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 614 · 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)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Tara (c) picture (d) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) Riya (d) ball
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) Zoya (d) mango
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Karan (c) wall (d) painted
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Kavya (d) red
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Manav (c) long (d) letter
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Arjun (d) rides
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Pooja (c) new (d) read
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Nisha
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) Vivaan (d) wall
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Kunal (c) opens (d) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Riya (d) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Neel (b) mango (c) eats (d) juicy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Kunal (d) reads
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Dev (c) letter (d) short
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Saanvi (c) wrote (d) letter
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Tara (d) mango
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Zoya (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) letter (d) Manav
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Rahul (b) bag (c) carries (d) heavy
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks

Answer key

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

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