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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 722 · 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)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Aarav
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Aditya (c) sang (d) song
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Riya (c) happy (d) song
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Meera (d) eats
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) short (d) Riya
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opens a small box every day.” (a) Priya (b) opens (c) small (d) box
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a big box every day.” (a) Pooja (b) box (c) big (d) opens
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Sneha (c) rides (d) bicycle
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Rohan (d) opened
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) big (d) Manav
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Aditya (c) bag (d) carried
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) Kabir (b) writes (c) long (d) letter
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Ishaan (c) carries (d) heavy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) Aarav (b) reads (c) book (d) funny
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Neel (d) mango
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Diya (c) tall (d) painted
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) kite (d) Arjun
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Diya (c) new (d) bicycle
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Zoya (c) song (d) sweet
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Isha
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Manav (d) toy

Answer key

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

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