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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 751 · 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: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Isha
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Karan
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Farhan
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) Kabir (d) book
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) juicy (c) ate (d) mango
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Tara
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a big bag every day.” (a) Pooja (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Aarav
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Dev (d) toy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) drew (d) Ira
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) read (c) book (d) new
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Ananya (d) colourful
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Isha (d) sang
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Manav
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) Kunal (d) ball
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats

Answer key

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

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