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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 687 · 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)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Kunal (c) box (d) opened
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Manav
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Sneha (c) reads (d) funny
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Dev
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Diya
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Zoya (d) tall
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Rohan (c) box (d) small
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Rohan
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Pooja
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Diya (c) draws (d) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Manav (d) sang
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) new (c) kite (d) flies
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Aditya (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Aarav (c) carried (d) bag
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Neel
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Saanvi (d) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Yash

Answer key

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

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