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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 799 · 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: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Kunal (c) drew (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Sneha
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Ananya (d) read
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) long (d) Isha
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) red (d) Priya
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Rahul (b) paints (c) wall (d) tall
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flew (d) Kunal
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Manav (c) red (d) ball
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Meera (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) song (d) Nisha
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) long (d) Pooja
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Kabir (c) big (d) drew
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) juicy (d) Manav
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Saanvi
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Kavya (b) new (c) rides (d) bicycle
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) picture (c) drew (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Meera (d) picture
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Aarav (c) new (d) flies
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Saanvi (c) ball (d) kicks
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Aditya (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a happy song every day.” (a) Kabir (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Kunal
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Kavya (c) writes (d) letter
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Neel (c) long (d) letter
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Rohan (c) sings (d) song

Answer key

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

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