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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 726 · 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 eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) Vivaan (d) bag
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) box (c) Arjun (d) opens
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Ishaan
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Riya (d) sang
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) Rohan (c) toy (d) bought
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Sneha
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Rohan (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rides (d) Aarav
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) writes (d) Dev
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) big (d) Vivaan
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) small (c) opened (d) box
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) kite (c) flew (d) new
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) kite (d) Ananya
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) Saanvi (d) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Farhan (d) picture
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys

Answer key

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

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