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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 739 · 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)? “Meera opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Meera (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Myra
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Dev (c) big (d) kicked
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) Yash (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) eats (d) Isha
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Diya (d) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flew (d) Neel
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Saanvi (c) toy (d) buys
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) toy (c) bought (d) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Arjun (d) new
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Zoya (c) big (d) opens
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Manav (c) eats (d) mango
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) new (d) Aisha
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) song (d) Aarav
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) red (d) Ishaan
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Farhan (d) eats
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Isha (c) book (d) read
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Myra (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) red (d) Yash
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Nisha (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Manav (d) flies

Answer key

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

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