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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 675 · 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)? “Aditya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) paints (d) Aditya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Saanvi
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Arjun
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Meera (d) eats
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Kabir (d) toy
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Sneha (d) ripe
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Meera (c) box (d) small
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Isha (c) small (d) opened
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Kavya (d) drew
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) small (d) Arjun
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav writes a short letter every day.” (a) Aarav (b) writes (c) letter (d) short
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Pooja (d) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Meera (c) opens (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Kavya (d) carries
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sang (d) Nisha
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) small (d) Ishaan
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Aarav (c) opened (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Aditya (c) flew (d) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Farhan (b) ripe (c) eats (d) mango

Answer key

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

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