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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 766 · 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: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Zoya (d) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Meera (d) sweet
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Dev (c) book (d) read
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Saanvi (d) wrote
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Myra (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Isha (c) buys (d) small
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Riya (d) long
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) new (c) book (d) read
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Ananya (b) paints (c) wall (d) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav writes a long letter every day.” (a) Manav (b) writes (c) letter (d) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Dev (c) box (d) opened
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Priya (c) mango (d) ate
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Arjun
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Rahul (c) reads (d) book
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Nisha (d) long
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Isha (c) new (d) read
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Rohan (d) funny
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Kunal
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Priya (c) short (d) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Riya (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Aarav (d) picture
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Manav (c) small (d) toy

Answer key

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

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