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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 704 · 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.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) tall (d) Saanvi
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Saanvi (c) opened (d) box
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) bag (d) Ananya
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Aisha (c) kicks (d) ball
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Diya (c) long (d) wrote
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Aarav
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Karan (c) sweet (d) sings
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Vivaan (c) ate (d) ripe
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Diya
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) opens
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Zoya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Rahul (c) kicked (d) ball
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Arjun (c) colourful (d) picture
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Sneha
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) short (d) Neel
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new

Answer key

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

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