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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 761 · 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)? “Kunal reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Kunal
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) Rahul (d) song
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Dev
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Arjun
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Isha (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Pooja
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Manav (d) long
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Zoya
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Vivaan (c) flew (d) red
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) reads (c) funny (d) book
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) book (d) Neel
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Zoya (c) bag (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Diya
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav writes a short letter every day.” (a) Aarav (b) writes (c) letter (d) short
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) sweet (d) Rohan
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) read (c) book (d) funny
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) toy (d) Kabir
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Aarav
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Karan (d) eats
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Arjun (d) bought
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Manav (d) red
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big

Answer key

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

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