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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 642 · 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: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) Ishaan (d) mango
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Yash (c) box (d) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Rohan (c) kicked (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Ishaan (c) painted (d) wall
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Ira (c) wall (d) paints
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Ananya (c) read (d) book
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Yash (c) tall (d) painted
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Manav (d) flies
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Isha (c) funny (d) book
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Karan (c) carries (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Myra (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Nisha (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Rohan (d) juicy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Riya
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Riya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Sneha
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Rohan (c) bag (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Kavya (d) painted
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rides (d) Ananya
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Nisha
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) picture (d) drew
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Myra (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rides
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Farhan (d) read

Answer key

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

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