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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 81 · 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: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Ishaan (d) painted
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) juicy (d) Diya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Arjun (b) mango (c) ripe (d) eats
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Vivaan (d) painted
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Rohan (d) long
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) bought (d) Aarav
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Saanvi (c) sings (d) song
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Rohan (c) heavy (d) bag
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Arjun (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Rahul (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) Kabir (d) juicy
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) Sneha (d) book
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Karan
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Yash (c) eats (d) ripe
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a new book every day.” (a) Rahul (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Aarav (d) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a long letter every day.” (a) Isha (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Priya (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a small toy every day.” (a) Aarav (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Pooja (d) blue
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny

Answer key

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

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