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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 768 · 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: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Priya (c) bag (d) carried
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) letter (c) long (d) wrote
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Aditya (c) drew (d) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Diya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a small toy every day.” (a) Isha (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) carried (c) big (d) bag
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) Meera (b) writes (c) long (d) letter
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Meera (c) paints (d) wall
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Manav (d) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Sneha (d) small
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) red (c) ball (d) kicked
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Riya (d) blue
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) Tara (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Dev (c) sang (d) sweet
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Saanvi (c) letter (d) wrote
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Kunal (c) kicks (d) red
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun draws a big picture every day.” (a) Arjun (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) kite (d) Nisha
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) small (d) Sneha
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) toy (c) bought (d) small

Answer key

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

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