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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 756 · 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)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) happy (d) Ishaan
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Rahul
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Manav
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a happy song every day.” (a) Rahul (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Omkar (c) big (d) ball
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) toy (c) new (d) bought
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Aisha (c) new (d) book
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Ishaan (c) big (d) opened
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Tara
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Kabir (d) rode
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Arjun (d) new
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Kabir
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Karan (d) kicks
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Aditya (c) song (d) sings
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flew (d) Nisha
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big

Answer key

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

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