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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 747 · 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)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Tara (c) picture (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Dev (c) opens (d) box
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Tara (d) kicked
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) Rohan (b) writes (c) letter (d) long
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Yash (d) read
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Riya (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Omkar (c) bicycle (d) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Omkar (d) bought
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Nisha (c) colourful (d) picture
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Tara (d) wrote
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Meera
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a new toy every day.” (a) Karan (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Farhan
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Aisha
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) Riya (d) bag
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) Manav (d) bag
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flies a new kite every day.” (a) Kunal (b) flies (c) new (d) kite
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) paints (d) Riya
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) letter (d) Diya
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens

Answer key

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

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