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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 817 · 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)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Aarav (c) eats (d) juicy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Rahul (c) song (d) sings
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Ananya (d) carried
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Isha (c) read (d) book
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Yash (c) painted (d) long
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a big picture every day.” (a) Meera (b) draws (c) picture (d) big
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) flies
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Rohan (c) ball (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) Nisha (b) long (c) paints (d) wall
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) red (c) flew (d) kite
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Ishaan (d) flies
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Zoya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Zoya (c) paints (d) long
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) wrote (c) long (d) letter
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a new book every day.” (a) Priya (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) funny (d) Rohan
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) Riya (d) wall
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) picture (d) Farhan
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) Ananya (d) box
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) Arjun (d) kite

Answer key

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

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