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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 672 · 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 kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Arjun (d) kicks
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Meera (c) funny (d) read
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Ira (c) flies (d) kite
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Aarav (d) colourful
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Arjun
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Kunal (c) mango (d) ate
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Isha (d) read
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Pooja (c) heavy (d) bag
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a short letter every day.” (a) Aditya (b) letter (c) writes (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) bag (c) carried (d) heavy
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Ananya (b) toy (c) new (d) buys
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Kabir (c) book (d) reads
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) box (d) Rahul
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Aarav
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Tara (c) book (d) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Dev (c) rides (d) bicycle
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Riya (d) long
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) wall (d) Pooja
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Karan
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Nisha (d) red

Answer key

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

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