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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 693 · 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 rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) Dev (d) bicycle
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Neel (b) carries (c) bag (d) heavy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) opened (d) Ananya
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Myra
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Zoya (c) song (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Diya
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Ananya (d) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Aarav (d) tall
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Ira (c) big (d) picture
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) Aisha (d) blue
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) box (d) Farhan
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Ira (d) flew
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) funny (d) Priya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) small (d) Ira
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) long (d) Dev
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Sneha (c) bought (d) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Kabir (d) flew
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Diya (d) wrote
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Arjun (d) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) wrote (c) short (d) letter

Answer key

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

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