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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 618 · 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: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) new (c) bought (d) toy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Aarav
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Saanvi
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Vivaan
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Aarav (c) long (d) letter
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) toy (c) small (d) bought
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) big (c) carried (d) bag
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Myra (d) box
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Arjun (c) big (d) draws
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Kabir (c) book (d) funny
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Nisha (d) new
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Omkar (d) draws
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) Manav (d) bag
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Arjun
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) Tara (d) ball
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) box (c) opened (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) heavy (d) Vivaan
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) flies
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) big
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Ira (c) long (d) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Ishaan (d) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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