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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 810 · 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)? “Diya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Diya (c) sang (d) sweet
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) picture (d) drew
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav writes a long letter every day.” (a) Manav (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) Kunal (d) picture
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Zoya
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Kavya (b) reads (c) book (d) funny
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) new (d) Yash
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Aisha
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Aditya
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Aisha (d) box
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) red (d) Priya
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Zoya
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Isha (c) painted (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Saanvi (c) sang (d) song
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Vivaan
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) happy (d) Riya
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Farhan (d) bought
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) mango (d) Karan
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) letter (d) Tara
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Meera (c) ate (d) mango

Answer key

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

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