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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 730 · 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: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Kavya (d) eats
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Dev (c) kicked (d) ball
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) Kabir (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a small box every day.” (a) Omkar (b) opens (c) box (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a small box every day.” (a) Kabir (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Omkar (c) picture (d) colourful
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Aarav (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Kavya
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) bicycle (d) rode
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) kite (d) Diya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Nisha (c) kite (d) flies
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Nisha
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Karan (c) heavy (d) carries
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Kavya (d) toy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Zoya
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Diya (c) wall (d) long

Answer key

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

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