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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 700 · 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)? “Nisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Nisha (c) heavy (d) carries
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Dev
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) new (d) Aisha
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Meera
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Manav (c) ripe (d) mango
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Zoya (c) reads (d) book
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Manav (d) flies
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Arjun (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) bought (d) Saanvi
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Isha
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) new
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Tara
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Pooja
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Rahul (d) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aarav (c) bicycle (d) rode
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a new book every day.” (a) Diya (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Neel (c) kite (d) flies
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Manav (d) heavy
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Manav (c) box (d) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Kabir
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) letter (d) Sneha
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Yash (d) wrote
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Yash

Answer key

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

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