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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 724 · 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)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Kabir (c) letter (d) wrote
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Meera (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Sneha (d) opens
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a big box every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Vivaan (c) paints (d) wall
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a red kite every day.” (a) Tara (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Rohan
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) flew (c) kite (d) red
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Manav (b) eats (c) mango (d) juicy
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sings (d) Sneha
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Zoya (c) book (d) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Zoya
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Priya (d) ripe
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) book (d) read
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Diya (c) new (d) buys
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) kite (d) Karan
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Dev (c) new (d) kite
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Nisha (d) picture
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Saanvi (d) paints
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) happily
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Myra (c) picture (d) drew

Answer key

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

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