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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 798 · 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: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Nisha (d) buys
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a big picture every day.” (a) Ira (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Arjun
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Vivaan
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) book
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) heavy (d) Aarav
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Meera (d) funny
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Riya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Diya (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) new (c) bought (d) toy
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a new toy every day.” (a) Meera (b) new (c) buys (d) toy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) Sneha (d) song
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Dev
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Meera (c) bicycle (d) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Yash (d) box
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Meera
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Kabir (c) drew (d) picture
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Rahul (d) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Rahul (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) happy (d) Manav
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Diya (c) read (d) funny

Answer key

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

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