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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 666 · 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)? “Pooja wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) letter (c) long (d) wrote
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Rahul (c) kicked (d) red
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Vivaan (d) flew
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Manav (d) buys
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Dev (c) new (d) bicycle
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Zoya
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Dev
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aditya (c) bought (d) toy
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) paints (d) Omkar
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) bag (c) carried (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Ishaan (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Kavya (d) box
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Riya (c) big (d) ball
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) painted (c) wall (d) long
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Kunal (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Myra (c) painted (d) long
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Yash (b) juicy (c) eats (d) mango
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Tara
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Isha (c) ate (d) juicy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Vivaan (d) rode

Answer key

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

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