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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 770 · 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)? “Saanvi paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Saanvi (c) paints (d) long
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Sneha (c) big (d) carried
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Saanvi
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) Meera (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) sang (c) song (d) happy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Diya (d) rode
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Riya (c) wrote (d) letter
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) Meera (d) ball
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Aarav (d) long
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Kabir
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) picture (d) Rahul
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Kavya
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Diya (d) drew
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes

Answer key

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

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