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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 818 · 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)? “Farhan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Aarav (d) mango
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) Tara (d) toy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Yash (c) bag (d) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Kabir (d) big
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Ananya (c) bought (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Arjun (b) ripe (c) eats (d) mango
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Pooja
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Kabir (c) juicy (d) mango
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Pooja (c) long (d) writes
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Ishaan (d) toy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Arjun (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) eats (d) Neel
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a new book every day.” (a) Rahul (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) Ananya (d) letter
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a big bag every day.” (a) Yash (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) new (c) flew (d) kite
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats

Answer key

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

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