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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 749 · 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: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Yash (c) box (d) opened
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Omkar
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Kunal (d) read
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Vivaan (c) flew (d) kite
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) wrote (c) long (d) letter
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Ira (c) writes (d) letter
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) new (d) Tara
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Ananya
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Aditya (c) mango (d) eats
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Dev (d) red
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Zoya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) new (d) Aisha
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Aditya (c) ate (d) juicy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Manav (c) kite (d) flew
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Farhan (c) tall (d) wall
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Sneha (d) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) ate (d) Kavya
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens

Answer key

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

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