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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 685 · 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.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) buys (d) Ananya
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) kite (c) flew (d) red
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Aarav (d) ripe
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Diya (b) book (c) reads (d) funny
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) short (c) Priya (d) letter
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash draws a big picture every day.” (a) Yash (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Priya
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a new book every day.” (a) Kunal (b) reads (c) book (d) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) opens (d) Meera
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Pooja (d) wrote
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carries a big bag every day.” (a) Priya (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) Kavya (d) heavy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Riya (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) long (d) Ishaan
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Rohan (d) mango
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Rohan (c) writes (d) letter
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Kabir
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Kunal (c) new (d) kite
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily

Answer key

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

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