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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 674 · 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)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Diya (c) mango (d) juicy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Pooja (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) Diya (d) ball
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Rohan (d) buys
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Rahul (c) bag (d) carries
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Yash (c) song (d) sang
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Kavya (c) rides (d) blue
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a small box every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) small (c) opens (d) box
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a new toy every day.” (a) Tara (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Kabir (d) paints
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Nisha (b) colourful (c) picture (d) draws
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Tara (c) wrote (d) long
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Ishaan (d) eats
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Rahul (d) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Tara
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Manav
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) opened (c) small (d) box
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flies (d) Riya
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Arjun (d) rides
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Arjun (c) wall (d) painted
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) funny (d) Sneha
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Rohan (c) new (d) rides
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Diya (c) big (d) box

Answer key

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

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