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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 814 · 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: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Ananya (d) rides
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Priya (d) letter
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Manav (d) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Dev (d) kicked
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) blue (c) rode (d) bicycle
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Ira (c) ripe (d) mango
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Diya
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Riya (c) kicks (d) red
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Ishaan (c) paints (d) wall
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Omkar (d) long
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Kunal
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) Aisha (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Diya
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Omkar (c) read (d) book
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) book (d) Diya
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Isha (d) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Myra
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sang (d) Pooja
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big

Answer key

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

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