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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 734 · 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: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Dev (c) song (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) song (d) Aisha
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Sneha (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Zoya (c) kite (d) new
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Vivaan (c) box (d) opened
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a new book yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) read (c) new (d) book
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Rohan (c) ate (d) ripe
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a small toy every day.” (a) Tara (b) buys (c) small (d) toy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) box (d) Kavya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Arjun (d) blue
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carries (d) Rohan
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Kunal (d) rode
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Riya (d) reads
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Kabir (c) bought (d) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Kunal (d) flies
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Tara (c) rides (d) blue
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Diya (d) picture
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Omkar (c) bicycle (d) new

Answer key

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

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