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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 622 · 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)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Manav
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Aarav (c) new (d) flew
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) Rohan (d) opens
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Dev (c) read (d) book
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha writes a long letter every day.” (a) Sneha (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Omkar (d) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a big bag every day.” (a) Arjun (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a small toy every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) buys (c) toy (d) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) writes (d) Ananya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Yash
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Nisha (c) new (d) flew
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) Aisha (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a new book every day.” (a) Kunal (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) rode (c) blue (d) bicycle
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Kunal (d) long
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Neel
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) carries (d) bag
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Diya (d) ripe
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Aisha (d) blue
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) read (c) book (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Kunal (d) red
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Ishaan (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Ananya (d) bicycle
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Rohan
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) Yash (d) letter

Answer key

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

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