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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 712 · 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: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) short (c) Meera (d) letter
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Vivaan (d) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) letter (c) long (d) wrote
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Meera (d) buys
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Omkar (b) draws (c) colourful (d) picture
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Ishaan (c) painted (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Yash
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Meera (d) bought
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) read (d) Omkar
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opens a big box every day.” (a) Ira (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) paints (c) Yash (d) wall
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Myra
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) letter (d) Priya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Manav (d) flew
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Vivaan (d) sings
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Ishaan (c) wall (d) long
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) Myra (d) letter
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) toy (c) small (d) buys
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Diya (d) eats
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Rahul (c) wall (d) painted

Answer key

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

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