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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 668 · 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)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) new (d) Omkar
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Nisha (d) picture
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a funny book every day.” (a) Omkar (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Ishaan
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) Kabir (d) book
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) new (c) book (d) read
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) big
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Meera (c) letter (d) long
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) opened (d) Kavya
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) long (d) Vivaan
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) Kabir (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rides (d) Ira
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Kavya (b) sings (c) sweet (d) song
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Tara (d) bought
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Kavya (c) flies (d) kite
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a small box every day.” (a) Omkar (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Nisha

Answer key

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

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