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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 689 · 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: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Dev (c) book (d) reads
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Riya
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Neel (c) bicycle (d) rides
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Ananya (c) bicycle (d) rides
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Myra (c) new (d) book
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Dev (c) ball (d) red
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Tara (c) kicked (d) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Omkar (c) box (d) opens
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) big (d) Ananya
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) paints (c) tall (d) wall
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Yash (c) letter (d) wrote
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Aisha (d) juicy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Dev (d) book
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) Kabir (b) writes (c) long (d) letter
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Priya (c) ate (d) juicy
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Nisha (d) long
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Kunal (c) mango (d) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Omkar
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Aarav
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Yash (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Rohan (c) drew (d) picture
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy

Answer key

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

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