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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 692 · 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)? “Dev bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Dev (d) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a small box every day.” (a) Isha (b) opens (c) small (d) box
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Aditya (c) kite (d) red
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Rohan (d) wrote
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) mango (d) Rohan
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Kabir (d) carries
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Priya (c) ate (d) mango
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) toy (d) bought
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Vivaan
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) big (d) Rohan
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) rode (c) Sneha (d) bicycle
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Saanvi (c) bag (d) carried
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) Karan (d) picture
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Kabir (c) picture (d) drew
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Dev (b) heavy (c) carries (d) bag

Answer key

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

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