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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 632 · 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)? “Ananya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Ananya (c) picture (d) draws
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Tara (d) kicks
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Myra (d) heavy
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) sweet (d) Myra
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Karan (c) bag (d) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Priya (c) read (d) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) Neel (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Vivaan (c) ball (d) kicked
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) ate (c) mango (d) juicy
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) sweet (d) Ishaan
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) slowly (c) paints
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira writes a long letter every day.” (a) Ira (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Arjun
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Yash (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Priya (d) kicked
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) read (d) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Ira (c) kite (d) red
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Rahul (c) flew (d) kite
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Kabir (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Manav (c) red (d) kicked
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) heavy (d) Kabir
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Aarav
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Ishaan
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws

Answer key

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

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