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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 708 · 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)? “Aarav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Aarav
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Yash (c) kite (d) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a short letter every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) writes (c) letter (d) short
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Myra (c) toy (d) buys
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Diya
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Pooja (c) juicy (d) mango
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Kabir (d) drew
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Saanvi (c) new (d) reads
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Saanvi (c) painted (d) tall
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Priya (c) ripe (d) eats
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) writes (d) Ananya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kunal (c) bicycle (d) rode
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Arjun (c) blue (d) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) paints (d) Vivaan
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Pooja (c) bag (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Diya (c) book (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Diya (c) box (d) big
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Kavya (c) picture (d) colourful
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Farhan
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Kabir (c) flies (d) red
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily

Answer key

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

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