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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 731 · 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)? “Tara sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Tara (b) sings (c) sweet (d) song
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Aisha
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a new book every day.” (a) Priya (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Saanvi
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Nisha
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Karan (c) red (d) kite
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Myra (c) new (d) toy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Kabir (c) sings (d) sweet
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Aarav (c) flew (d) kite
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Ananya (c) painted (d) long
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a big box every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Aarav (d) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Farhan
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Rohan (c) song (d) sweet
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) red (d) Arjun
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Isha (c) buys (d) toy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Ananya (c) new (d) read
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Riya (c) eats (d) mango
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Ishaan (c) tall (d) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Diya
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate

Answer key

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

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