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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 64 · 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)? “Vivaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) juicy (c) ate (d) mango
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) Sneha (d) kite
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Kavya
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Neel (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Aisha (d) flies
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Rahul
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) Kabir (d) book
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Aarav (d) kicked
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Zoya (d) read
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Kabir (d) eats
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) new (c) book (d) read
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Aditya (d) small
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Omkar
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Kabir (c) wall (d) paints
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Aarav (c) new (d) bicycle
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Nisha (d) read

Answer key

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

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