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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 667 · 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)? “Saanvi writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Saanvi (c) writes (d) long
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Aisha (c) blue (d) bicycle
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) drew (c) picture (d) colourful
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Ananya
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) Karan (d) ball
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Myra (d) bicycle
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Ira
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carries a big bag every day.” (a) Riya (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a new book yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) read (d) book
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Diya (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Isha (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Aarav (d) mango
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Arjun (c) small (d) opened
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Riya
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Kabir (c) blue (d) bicycle
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Kabir (d) sang
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Ishaan (c) carries (d) bag
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Neel (d) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a small toy every day.” (a) Ira (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) song (d) Nisha
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Priya (d) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opens a big box every day.” (a) Karan (b) opens (c) big (d) box
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Sneha
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Kunal (c) long (d) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) song (d) Kunal
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) Neel (d) song
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a new book yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) book (c) new (d) read
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Rahul (c) picture (d) drew

Answer key

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

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