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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 738 · 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: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Zoya (d) mango
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Karan
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Arjun
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Dev (d) ball
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Kabir (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) Kunal (d) colourful
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Ananya (d) opened
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Omkar (d) long
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Dev (c) heavy (d) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Farhan (c) juicy (d) ate
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Kavya (b) kicks (c) ball (d) red
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Zoya (d) red
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) Aisha (d) ball
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a big box every day.” (a) Pooja (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Yash (d) ripe
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Myra (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Riya
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Pooja (d) new

Answer key

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

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