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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 760 · 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: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) wrote (c) long (d) letter
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) wrote (c) short (d) letter
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Diya (c) box (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Isha (c) toy (d) small
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) Riya (d) box
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a big bag every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) carries (c) bag (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Tara
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Arjun (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Kavya (d) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Vivaan (d) long
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) Ananya (d) painted
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Aarav
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) Yash (d) box
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Isha (c) colourful (d) picture
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Sneha (d) box
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Meera (c) ball (d) red
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Aditya (c) letter (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) Karan (d) letter
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens

Answer key

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

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