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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 70 · 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)? “Kavya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Tara (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Rahul (d) juicy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) ball (d) Sneha
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Karan (d) ate
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) toy (d) Aisha
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Aditya (d) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Rohan
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) tall (d) Aditya
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Aisha
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) toy (d) Meera
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) box (c) small (d) opened
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Ishaan
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Tara (c) ball (d) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Saanvi (d) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Ishaan (d) new
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) Riya (d) song
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) flew (c) kite (d) red
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats

Answer key

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

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