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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 697 · 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: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) kite (c) flew (d) new
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) Riya (d) bag
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Zoya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Rohan (c) opened (d) small
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a red kite every day.” (a) Sneha (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Arjun
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Farhan (b) kite (c) red (d) flies
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Zoya (d) box
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Kabir (d) opens
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Karan
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Rohan (c) big (d) drew
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Meera
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Manav
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Diya (c) red (d) ball
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a short letter every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) letter (c) writes (d) short
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Ananya
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Saanvi (c) bought (d) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Ananya (c) long (d) wall

Answer key

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

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