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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 701 · 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)? “Yash painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Yash
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Aarav (d) sang
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Priya (b) tall (c) paints (d) wall
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) red (d) Saanvi
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) read (d) book
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) ate (c) mango (d) juicy
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Ishaan (c) mango (d) eats
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Ananya (d) letter
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Yash
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Pooja (d) picture
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Ananya
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Saanvi (c) book (d) funny
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Meera
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Yash
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Priya (d) ripe
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) short (d) Rohan
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Karan (c) carried (d) bag
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) bought (c) new (d) toy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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