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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 664 · 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)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Rohan (d) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Aditya (d) letter
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Rohan (d) long
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Riya (c) long (d) letter
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Zoya (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) blue
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Kabir (d) draws
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) Isha (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Rohan
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) kite (c) red (d) flew
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) Aisha (d) carried
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Riya (c) bicycle (d) new
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) mango (d) Kabir
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Kabir (c) box (d) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) long (d) Kavya
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) kite (d) flies
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) colourful (d) Neel
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Dev (c) small (d) buys
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Priya (c) kicked (d) ball
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) kicked (c) ball (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Priya (d) small

Answer key

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

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