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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 762 · 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: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Myra (c) toy (d) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) sang (c) song (d) sweet
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a new book every day.” (a) Karan (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Sneha (c) opens (d) box
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Vivaan (d) ball
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) eats (d) Farhan
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Aarav (d) sang
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Riya (d) kicked
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Vivaan
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Aisha (c) big (d) box
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) box (d) Rohan
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Meera (c) juicy (d) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Rahul (d) carried
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Neel (d) heavy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) Diya (d) opened
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Diya (d) opened
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) Aarav (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Priya
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Tara (d) rides
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sang (d) Riya
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Kabir (d) sang
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Karan (c) ate (d) ripe

Answer key

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

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