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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 727 · 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.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Rahul
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a new book every day.” (a) Aditya (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Aarav (d) letter
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Dev (b) colourful (c) picture (d) draws
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Aisha (c) kicked (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Arjun (d) kite
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Ananya (d) draws
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Rahul (d) letter
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) mango (d) Pooja
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Diya (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Kabir (c) juicy (d) mango
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Kabir (d) small
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Ishaan (d) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Nisha (c) song (d) sings
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) Rohan (d) kite
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Dev (d) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Ananya (c) funny (d) book
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) Priya (d) kite
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Saanvi (c) mango (d) juicy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) kite (c) flies (d) new

Answer key

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

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