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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 800 · 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: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) long (d) Nisha
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Manav (c) paints (d) long
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) Ira (d) book
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Karan (b) draws (c) picture (d) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) Rohan (d) book
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Kavya (d) eats
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Pooja
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) Rahul (d) letter
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) new (c) read (d) book
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) heavy (c) carried (d) bag
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Isha
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a new book every day.” (a) Isha (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) sweet (d) Pooja
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Nisha (c) red (d) kicked
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Dev (d) bought

Answer key

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

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