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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 771 · 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)? “Rahul flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) kite (d) Rahul
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) happy (d) Neel
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) kite (d) Farhan
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Nisha (c) small (d) bought
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Arjun (d) bought
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Rahul (c) draws (d) picture
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) read (c) book (d) funny
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) Kavya (d) letter
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Diya
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Riya (d) draws
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Dev (d) heavy
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha writes a long letter every day.” (a) Sneha (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Meera (c) rides (d) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Kunal (c) box (d) opened
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Nisha (c) new (d) bicycle
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) red (d) Kavya
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Aarav (c) big (d) box
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides

Answer key

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

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