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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 785 · 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: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Riya (d) sang
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Manav (d) ate
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) Priya (d) carried
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Nisha (b) wall (c) paints (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) painted (c) long (d) wall
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Manav (d) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Myra (c) new (d) toy
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Kabir (c) paints (d) wall
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Kunal (d) picture
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) Neel (d) carries
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Ira (c) bag (d) carries
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Tara (d) reads
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Rohan (c) carries (d) bag
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Diya (c) ate (d) ripe
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Nisha (d) wrote
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) new (d) Rohan
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Riya (d) flew
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Priya (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) blue
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) picture (c) colourful (d) drew
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) wrote (c) letter (d) long
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily

Answer key

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

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