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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 728 · 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: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) kicked (c) ball (d) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Riya (c) kite (d) red
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Isha (d) opens
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Saanvi (c) long (d) wall
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Aisha
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Pooja (d) rode
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Ishaan (c) toy (d) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Rohan
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Arjun
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Rahul (c) red (d) flew
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Aisha (d) funny
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Dev
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Karan (d) sang
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Ananya (d) toy
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Arjun (c) eats (d) ripe
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Ananya (d) rides
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) Arjun (d) mango
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) toy (d) Ishaan
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) long (d) Neel
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Yash

Answer key

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

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