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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 775 · 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: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Farhan (d) rides
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Karan (d) ate
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Ira (c) flies (d) kite
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Rohan (c) small (d) toy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Diya
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Omkar
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a big box every day.” (a) Kavya (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Tara (c) new (d) reads
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Isha (d) draws
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Aditya (c) book (d) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Aisha (c) flew (d) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Karan (c) kicked (d) red
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Yash (c) carries (d) bag
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) flies
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) kicked (c) red (d) ball
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a big picture every day.” (a) Meera (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) Pooja (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Aisha (d) sang
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Neel (c) small (d) toy
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Arjun (c) painted (d) wall
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Arjun (d) wrote
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Meera (d) read
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Aisha (d) big
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Rahul (c) writes (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a new book yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) read (c) book (d) new

Answer key

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

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