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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 624 · 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: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Aarav
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Rahul (d) paints
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) Nisha (d) book
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Diya
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Kunal (d) bought
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Kabir (c) bicycle (d) blue
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) long (c) painted (d) wall
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Meera (c) bought (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) Dev (d) ball
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Diya (d) heavy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Aarav (d) mango
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) Priya (d) toy
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) new (c) rode (d) bicycle
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara writes a long letter every day.” (a) Tara (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Aisha
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) song (d) Kavya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) new (d) Farhan
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) read (c) book (d) funny
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Meera (c) letter (d) writes
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Aisha (c) song (d) sang
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Aditya (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) flew (c) red (d) kite
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Meera (c) bicycle (d) blue

Answer key

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

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