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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 698 · 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)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Omkar (c) sang (d) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) long (d) Ira
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Ananya (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Priya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Dev (c) ball (d) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Diya
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) buys
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Aisha
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) paints (d) Manav
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Aarav (c) picture (d) drew
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Diya (c) flew (d) red
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Saanvi (d) flew
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) song (d) Sneha
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Manav (c) sings (d) song
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Farhan (c) mango (d) ripe
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Priya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Kabir (d) paints
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) long (d) Yash
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) bought (d) Myra
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sings (d) Yash
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Kabir (c) paints (d) tall
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Farhan (d) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Sneha (d) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Kavya (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) big (d) Pooja
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Rohan (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carries
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws

Answer key

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

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