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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 812 · 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 kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Diya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Rahul (d) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a small toy every day.” (a) Dev (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Riya (d) new
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Arjun
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) eats (d) Tara
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Priya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) kite (c) red (d) flies
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Tara
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Vivaan (c) drew (d) picture
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) big (d) Kavya
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) box (c) small (d) opened
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) Meera (d) ball
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Saanvi (c) paints (d) wall
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Arjun (c) short (d) letter
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Ananya (d) rode
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Ananya (d) reads
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) juicy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes

Answer key

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

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