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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 709 · 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)? “Ananya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Ananya (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a big box every day.” (a) Riya (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Karan (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) long (c) painted (d) wall
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Yash (c) blue (d) rode
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Farhan (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Ishaan (d) juicy
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) Arjun (d) toy
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) Kabir (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) Zoya (d) book
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Vivaan (c) new (d) book
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Karan (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Myra (c) writes (d) letter
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Rahul
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) new (d) Arjun
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Aarav

Answer key

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

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