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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 716 · 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)? “Rohan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) Rohan (d) song
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Rohan (d) colourful
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) opens (d) Riya
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Aditya (c) ball (d) kicks
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Priya (d) read
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Rahul (d) small
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Aarav (d) short
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) big (d) Aarav
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) read (c) funny (d) book
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Arjun
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Zoya (d) flies
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opens a big box every day.” (a) Priya (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) box (d) Isha
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) new (c) rode (d) bicycle
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Aisha (b) carries (c) big (d) bag
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Rahul (d) read
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy

Answer key

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

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