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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 804 · 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)? “Dev opens a small box every day.” (a) Dev (b) opens (c) small (d) box
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Diya (c) ripe (d) ate
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Manav (d) opened
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Zoya (d) kicks
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Sneha
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Isha (d) juicy
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Yash (c) wall (d) paints
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Ananya (d) draws
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Kabir (d) bag
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) happy (d) Myra
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Dev (c) wrote (d) letter
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Karan (c) toy (d) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Riya (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Saanvi (d) wrote
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Arjun (c) juicy (d) mango
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Sneha (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Diya (c) sweet (d) sang
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Pooja (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Omkar (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rohan (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) new (c) rode (d) bicycle
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily

Answer key

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

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