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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 765 · 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)? “Zoya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Zoya (d) red
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Ishaan (d) read
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Farhan
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Isha (d) mango
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Karan (d) kicks
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Aarav (c) picture (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Arjun (d) flew
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) painted (c) wall (d) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Rohan (d) opened
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Karan (d) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Isha (c) carried (d) bag
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Karan (c) buys (d) toy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Isha (d) long
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Kabir (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Kabir
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Sneha (d) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sings (d) Farhan

Answer key

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

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