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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 816 · 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: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Omkar (d) painted
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Zoya (d) red
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Priya (c) carries (d) bag
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Kavya (d) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Pooja (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Rahul (d) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Rohan (d) writes
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) writes (d) Ananya
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Saanvi (d) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Ananya (d) reads
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) picture (d) Diya
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Riya
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Riya (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) tall (c) wall (d) paints
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) wrote (c) letter (d) long
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Saanvi (c) picture (d) colourful
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Ira (c) picture (d) drew
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) box (d) Ira
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Dev (c) book (d) reads
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall

Answer key

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

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