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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 719 · 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: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) toy (c) new (d) bought
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Farhan (d) buys
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Myra
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sings (d) Manav
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Isha
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Aarav (d) ate
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Yash
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Diya (d) sweet
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Kunal (c) funny (d) reads
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Farhan (d) new
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) kicked (c) big (d) ball
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Aarav (d) rode
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Myra (c) new (d) book
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Yash (d) read
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Zoya (c) wrote (d) letter
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Vivaan (c) flew (d) kite
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) Priya (d) bag
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys

Answer key

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

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