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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 723 · 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)? “Saanvi reads a funny book every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Ishaan (d) bicycle
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev writes a short letter every day.” (a) Dev (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) Neel (d) ball
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Meera
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a new kite every day.” (a) Rahul (b) kite (c) new (d) flies
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Kabir (c) long (d) writes
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Rohan (c) reads (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rode (d) Meera
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Kabir (b) kicks (c) big (d) ball
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Sneha (c) mango (d) ripe
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Riya (c) small (d) box
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Zoya
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) Farhan (d) opens
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Sneha (c) paints (d) wall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya writes a short letter every day.” (a) Riya (b) writes (c) short (d) letter
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Karan (c) colourful (d) drew
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Kunal (c) big (d) bag
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Farhan (c) sweet (d) sang
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Neel (c) letter (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Karan (c) bag (d) heavy
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Aditya (c) flies (d) red

Answer key

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

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