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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 773 · 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)? “Aarav sings a happy song every day.” (a) Aarav (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Ishaan
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) flew (c) kite (d) red
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) flies
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Neel (c) reads (d) new
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Manav (c) wall (d) long
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Vivaan (c) flies (d) red
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Kabir (c) small (d) box
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) slowly (c) paints
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Aditya (c) bicycle (d) blue
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Ananya (d) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Saanvi (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Diya (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) flew (c) kite (d) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Meera (d) book
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a short letter every day.” (a) Rahul (b) letter (c) writes (d) short
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Priya (c) kicks (d) ball
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Zoya (d) paints
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Kunal (d) box
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Rahul

Answer key

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

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