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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 753 · 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)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Aarav (d) drew
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Aditya (d) wall
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a big picture every day.” (a) Neel (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Meera (c) wall (d) painted
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Kavya (c) big (d) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Aarav
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) new (d) Kavya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Farhan (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Manav (c) big (d) opened
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) ball (d) Ananya
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Myra (c) painted (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Kabir (d) buys
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) toy (d) Ishaan
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) opened (c) box (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Yash (c) book (d) read
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Zoya (d) long
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Ananya (c) ball (d) kicks
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Neel
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Vivaan (d) letter
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Sneha (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Manav (d) flies

Answer key

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

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