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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 640 · 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.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) ball (d) kicked
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Meera (d) juicy
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Aisha (c) reads (d) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Tara (d) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Dev (c) big (d) ball
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a big box every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Priya (d) sings
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Ira
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Kabir (c) red (d) kite
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Farhan (d) rides
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Ishaan (d) new
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) blue (d) Vivaan
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Manav (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Aarav (d) rode
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Riya (c) draws (d) colourful
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Tara (c) sweet (d) sings
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Ishaan (c) small (d) box
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Saanvi (c) bought (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Myra (c) mango (d) eats
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Omkar (d) happy
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carries (d) Zoya
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Priya (c) heavy (d) carries
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) Nisha (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Ira
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Priya (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful

Answer key

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

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