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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 636 · 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)? “Ira carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Ira (c) carried (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Farhan
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Rahul
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Zoya
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Kabir
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) red (c) flew (d) kite
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Vivaan (d) small
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Sneha
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Aarav (c) bicycle (d) rides
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Riya (b) kicks (c) ball (d) red
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) Neel (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a big box every day.” (a) Farhan (b) box (c) opens (d) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) Priya (c) toy (d) bought
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Arjun (d) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) ball (d) Ira
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Saanvi (d) book
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Sneha (c) wall (d) long
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) Meera (d) kite
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Ananya (c) colourful (d) picture
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Sneha (c) bicycle (d) blue
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Omkar (c) new (d) rides
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Zoya (b) new (c) toy (d) buys

Answer key

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

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