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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 797 · 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: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Ira (c) big (d) picture
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Farhan (b) eats (c) ripe (d) mango
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) picture (d) Saanvi
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sang (d) Rahul
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Ira (c) new (d) flew
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Aarav (c) box (d) opens
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) short (c) wrote (d) letter
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) writes (d) Ira
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Ananya (c) song (d) happy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Ira (c) ball (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Kunal (d) drew
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Tara (c) new (d) rode
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Kabir (d) flew
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) Karan (d) bag
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a funny book every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) reads (c) funny (d) book
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Karan (c) wall (d) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Sneha
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Diya (d) letter

Answer key

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

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