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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 764 · 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: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Meera (d) rides
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Aisha (d) big
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Ira
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Riya (c) opened (d) box
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) small (d) Aisha
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Kavya
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Sneha (c) picture (d) drew
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Farhan (d) toy
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Arjun (d) sings
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) rode (c) blue (d) bicycle
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Isha (d) kite
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carries
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Arjun (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Myra (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carries
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats

Answer key

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

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