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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 660 · 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 paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) paints (d) Aditya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sang (d) Ananya
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Myra (c) blue (d) bicycle
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) Ishaan (d) heavy
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Omkar (d) rides
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Kabir (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) blue
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Pooja
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) Diya (d) letter
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a big box every day.” (a) Omkar (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Diya (b) new (c) buys (d) toy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) kite (d) Nisha
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Rohan (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) Neel (d) opens
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) box (d) Pooja
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Ira (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Karan (c) carried (d) heavy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Isha (d) mango
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Vivaan
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Meera (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful

Answer key

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

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