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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 805 · 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: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Dev
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) box (d) Ananya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) small (d) Nisha
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Manav (d) rides
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Isha (d) writes
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Kabir
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Aarav
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) letter (d) Sneha
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Saanvi
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Rahul (c) colourful (d) picture
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) letter (d) Omkar
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Saanvi (d) new
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Rohan (d) kicked
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) Diya (c) sings (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Manav (c) ball (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Ira (c) rode (d) bicycle
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Dev (c) draws (d) colourful
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Priya (d) paints
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) Aisha (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Aisha
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Diya (d) ate
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) Ira (d) letter

Answer key

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

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