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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 706 · 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 ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) ate (d) Yash
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Rahul (d) carried
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) book (c) new (d) read
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Karan (d) ate
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Karan (d) funny
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Riya
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Arjun (d) sweet
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Rohan (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Ishaan (d) happy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Meera (b) red (c) ball (d) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Saanvi (d) sweet
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Rohan (d) picture
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) opens (d) Kavya
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) new (d) Ananya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Ishaan (c) wall (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Riya (d) kicks
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Vivaan (d) carried
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Saanvi (c) letter (d) short
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) letter (c) long (d) wrote
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Aditya
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) Zoya (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new

Answer key

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

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