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

Answer key

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

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