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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 76 · 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: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) short (c) wrote (d) letter
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a red kite every day.” (a) Sneha (b) kite (c) red (d) flies
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Saanvi (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Arjun (d) long
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Ishaan (c) book (d) new
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Yash
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Farhan (b) colourful (c) draws (d) picture
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Dev
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Aisha
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Aarav (c) kite (d) red
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) kicked (c) ball (d) red
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Myra (c) kicks (d) ball
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a new book yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) new (c) book (d) read
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Zoya (c) wall (d) tall
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Sneha (c) bicycle (d) blue
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) heavy (c) carried (d) bag
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Aarav (c) ripe (d) mango
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a big picture every day.” (a) Omkar (b) draws (c) picture (d) big
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big

Answer key

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

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