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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 639 · 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)? “Aditya sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Aditya (c) song (d) sings
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) long (d) Kabir
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Kunal (c) eats (d) ripe
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Arjun (c) wall (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Rahul (d) flies
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Ira (c) book (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Farhan (d) buys
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Diya (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) song (d) Karan
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Myra (c) juicy (d) mango
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) new (d) Dev
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Farhan (c) ate (d) ripe
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) kite (c) flew (d) red
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Manav (d) carried
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Pooja (c) sweet (d) song
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Karan (c) song (d) sweet
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Farhan (c) book (d) read
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Saanvi (c) mango (d) ripe
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a small toy every day.” (a) Aarav (b) buys (c) small (d) toy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Arjun (c) ball (d) kicked
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a new toy every day.” (a) Karan (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) big (c) carried (d) bag
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) opened (d) Dev

Answer key

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

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