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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 790 · 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: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Karan (d) sweet
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) Kabir (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) Meera (d) opens
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Vivaan (c) big (d) ball
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a new book every day.” (a) Karan (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) Ira (d) kite
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Rahul (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rides
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) Isha (d) bicycle
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Isha (d) juicy
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Meera (c) mango (d) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) writes (d) Meera
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) carried (c) heavy (d) bag
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Ananya (d) paints
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Arjun
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Tara (d) picture
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) Neel (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) Manav (d) bicycle
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Riya (c) rode (d) new
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a big box every day.” (a) Riya (b) box (c) big (d) opens
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Vivaan (c) red (d) flies
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Farhan (c) carries (d) bag

Answer key

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

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