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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 686 · 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)? “Rahul bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Rahul
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Pooja (d) painted
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Manav (d) mango
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a long letter every day.” (a) Pooja (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Kavya (c) bought (d) small
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Aarav (c) short (d) wrote
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Riya (c) song (d) sweet
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Isha (d) read
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) Diya (d) bag
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Priya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Aisha
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Rohan
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Isha (d) kicked
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Kunal (c) drew (d) colourful
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Karan (d) sang
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a small toy every day.” (a) Meera (b) buys (c) small (d) toy

Answer key

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

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