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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 808 · 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: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Arjun
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) colourful (d) Aditya
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Pooja
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) big (d) Zoya
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Kabir (c) red (d) ball
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) Meera (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Sneha (c) opens (d) box
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Pooja (b) eats (c) mango (d) ripe
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) book (c) new (d) read
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Omkar (c) bag (d) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Saanvi (d) opened
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) read (c) new (d) book
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Aditya (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Diya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Farhan (c) flew (d) kite
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Manav
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Diya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Farhan (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Aisha (c) heavy (d) bag
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Rohan (c) drew (d) picture
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Kunal (d) colourful
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Pooja
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Karan (c) eats (d) ripe
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) bag (d) Omkar
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks

Answer key

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

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