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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 743 · 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: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) big (c) Rohan (d) box
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Ira
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flew (d) Ananya
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Omkar (d) eats
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) kicked (c) red (d) ball
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Aisha
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Neel (c) letter (d) long
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) new (d) read
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) blue
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a small box every day.” (a) Pooja (b) opens (c) box (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Ananya (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Sneha (c) read (d) funny
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) Sneha (d) ball
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Kavya (c) sang (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) bought (c) new (d) toy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a long wall every day.” (a) Arjun (b) long (c) paints (d) wall
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful

Answer key

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

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