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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 658 · 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: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Kavya (d) ate
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Aditya (c) ate (d) mango
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) colourful (c) drew (d) picture
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) Manav (d) long
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Diya (c) red (d) kicked
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Rahul (d) happy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) wrote (c) letter (d) long
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Aarav (c) book (d) reads
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a big box every day.” (a) Isha (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sings (d) Karan
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Farhan (c) new (d) toy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Rohan
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) new (d) Diya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Saanvi (c) opens (d) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Dev
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Manav (c) sang (d) song
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Rohan (c) toy (d) buys
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Karan (c) bag (d) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Omkar (d) small

Answer key

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

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