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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 80 · 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)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Aditya (c) ripe (d) ate
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Aditya (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Rohan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Arjun (d) sweet
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Priya (c) heavy (d) carried
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Ishaan (d) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) bag (c) carried (d) heavy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Rohan (d) read
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) new (d) Manav
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) funny (d) Diya
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Rohan (c) box (d) small
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Ananya (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) wrote (d) Tara
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a funny book every day.” (a) Rahul (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Aisha (d) bought
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Yash (d) juicy

Answer key

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

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