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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 784 · 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: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Karan (d) sweet
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Isha (c) small (d) bought
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Farhan (c) writes (d) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Rohan (c) mango (d) ate
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) rode (c) Arjun (d) bicycle
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Kabir (c) small (d) opens
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Kavya (d) flies
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Omkar (d) kicked
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Aisha (d) rode
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) mango (c) ate (d) juicy
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Kabir (c) ate (d) mango
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) Aarav (d) wall
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Aisha
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Nisha (c) red (d) flew
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Pooja (c) colourful (d) picture

Answer key

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

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