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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 75 · 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: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Kabir
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) kite (d) Rohan
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Zoya
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Ira (d) sweet
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sings (d) Kabir
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Priya
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Sneha (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a new kite every day.” (a) Kabir (b) flies (c) new (d) kite
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Rahul (c) mango (d) ate
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Meera (c) ate (d) mango
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) sweet (d) Aarav
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Manav (c) blue (d) bicycle
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) buys (d) Ishaan
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) funny (d) Riya
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) Karan (d) opened
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) new (c) book (d) read
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Omkar
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Kunal (d) sweet

Answer key

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

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