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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 72 · 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)? “Diya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Diya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) big (d) Meera
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Rohan (d) red
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Saanvi (c) big (d) kicked
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Tara (c) big (d) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Dev (c) sweet (d) song
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Rohan (d) funny
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Pooja (d) mango
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Vivaan (d) blue
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Vivaan
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Vivaan (c) opens (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) draws (d) Dev
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) big (d) Ananya
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Karan
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Zoya (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Diya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Aarav
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Farhan (c) bicycle (d) rode
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Kunal (c) paints (d) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Priya (b) book (c) reads (d) funny
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily

Answer key

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

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