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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 707 · 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)? “Pooja paints a long wall every day.” (a) Pooja (b) long (c) paints (d) wall
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) happy
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Riya (b) mango (c) eats (d) juicy
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Farhan (d) carries
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Arjun
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Riya (b) sings (c) happy (d) song
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Dev (c) sang (d) song
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Zoya (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) slowly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) bought (c) new (d) toy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Ananya (c) box (d) opens
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Kunal (d) book
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Aditya (c) wall (d) tall
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Neel (c) mango (d) ate
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Yash (c) ball (d) kicks
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Omkar (c) sang (d) song
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys

Answer key

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

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