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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 699 · 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)? “Aditya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Aditya (c) picture (d) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Zoya (c) new (d) bicycle
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) Farhan (d) bicycle
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Kabir (c) big (d) bag
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) reads (d) funny
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Nisha (c) picture (d) draws
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Pooja (c) read (d) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Aditya (d) book
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Farhan (b) long (c) paints (d) wall
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) big (d) Rahul
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Rahul
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Rahul
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Farhan (b) draws (c) picture (d) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Kunal (d) sweet
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) bought (c) small (d) toy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Kunal (c) box (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Diya
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Aarav (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Nisha (d) blue
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Rohan (d) toy
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Kunal
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Rohan (c) wrote (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Ishaan (c) juicy (d) mango
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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