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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 725 · 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)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Karan (b) flies (c) kite (d) red
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Vivaan (c) red (d) flies
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Arjun (c) opened (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Neel
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) box (c) opened (d) big
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) box (c) Meera (d) opens
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Saanvi
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aisha (c) read (d) book
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Vivaan
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Saanvi (c) rode (d) bicycle
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Nisha
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Rahul (d) ate
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Sneha (c) box (d) opens
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) Myra (d) bag
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Vivaan (c) letter (d) writes
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Rohan
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Kabir (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Saanvi (c) toy (d) small
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Kabir (d) long
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Kunal

Answer key

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

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