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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 789 · 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: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) big (d) Karan
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Arjun (d) painted
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Saanvi
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Rohan
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Kavya (c) big (d) kicks
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Kunal (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) blue
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) Meera (d) box
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Tara (c) drew (d) colourful
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Ananya (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) ball (d) Pooja
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) Zoya (d) bag
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Kabir
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Rahul (c) paints (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Neel (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) sang (c) song (d) sweet
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Myra (d) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Riya (d) big
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Sneha (c) new (d) book
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carried
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Omkar (c) kicks (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Farhan
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Yash (d) carries

Answer key

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

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