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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 637 · 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)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Ishaan (c) tall (d) wall
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Omkar
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Ishaan (c) red (d) ball
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) Ishaan (d) wall
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a big picture every day.” (a) Tara (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sings (d) Dev
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Isha (c) reads (d) book
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Pooja
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Rohan (c) new (d) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) tall (d) Diya
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Neel (b) juicy (c) eats (d) mango
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Pooja (d) bag
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flew (d) Vivaan
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Priya (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Vivaan (d) carried
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Priya (d) painted
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) Yash (d) bicycle
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) new (c) read (d) book
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies

Answer key

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

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