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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 741 · 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)? “Diya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Diya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) box (d) Sneha
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Aarav (c) toy (d) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Myra
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Aisha (c) bag (d) heavy
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Dev (c) letter (d) wrote
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Isha (d) read
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) ate (c) mango (d) ripe
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Kavya (c) painted (d) long
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Kunal (c) sang (d) song
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Yash (c) rode (d) blue
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) book (d) Arjun
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Diya (d) read
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) carried (c) bag (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rode
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Nisha
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Vivaan (c) toy (d) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Ananya (c) carried (d) bag
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Arjun
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) happy (c) Tara (d) song
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Aisha (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Isha (c) letter (d) wrote
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats

Answer key

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

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