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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 662 · 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)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Arjun (d) painted
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Sneha (b) carries (c) bag (d) big
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) kite (c) flew (d) red
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Vivaan
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Pooja (d) bought
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) picture (d) Aarav
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Omkar
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Pooja (d) funny
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Neel
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) buys (c) toy (d) small
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Pooja (d) toy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) red (d) Rohan
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Isha (d) ripe
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) happy (c) song (d) Aarav
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Neel
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Sneha (d) sings
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Omkar (d) draws
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Saanvi (c) opens (d) box
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Omkar (d) buys
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Aarav (d) colourful
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) wall (c) long (d) painted

Answer key

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

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