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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 777 · 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: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Aarav (c) painted (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Kunal
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Kabir
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) opened (c) box (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Zoya
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a red kite every day.” (a) Sneha (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Pooja (c) new (d) buys
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Omkar (c) song (d) sings
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Neel
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) Omkar (d) opened
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) big (d) Kabir
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) Pooja (d) picture
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Arjun (c) happy (d) song
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Karan
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Dev
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Aditya (c) painted (d) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Vivaan (c) reads (d) book
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies

Answer key

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

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