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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 714 · 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)? “Riya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Riya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Meera (c) ripe (d) ate
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Arjun (d) carried
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Rahul (d) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Aarav (c) big (d) opened
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) Priya (d) song
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) long (d) Priya
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Tara (c) kicked (d) red
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Tara (d) carried
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Sneha (d) sang
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Aisha (c) letter (d) writes
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) picture (c) colourful (d) drew
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Yash (c) long (d) wall
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Isha (c) bag (d) carried
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Saanvi (c) carried (d) bag
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Kunal (c) big (d) picture
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) funny (d) Kavya
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Diya
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) big (d) Aarav
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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