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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 819 · 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)? “Rahul kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) kicks (c) ball (d) red
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Manav (c) buys (d) toy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Farhan (c) drew (d) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) bag (d) Manav
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Tara
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Saanvi (c) bag (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) toy (d) Karan
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Ishaan (c) ball (d) kicks
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Aarav (c) big (d) carried
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Ira
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara writes a short letter every day.” (a) Tara (b) short (c) writes (d) letter
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Farhan (c) box (d) opened
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) red (c) flew (d) kite
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Priya (b) big (c) picture (d) draws
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) mango (d) Nisha
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Vivaan (c) small (d) opens
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Aarav
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) Kabir (d) wall
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) small (c) opened (d) box
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Neel (d) mango
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) opens (d) Arjun
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Meera (d) wrote
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) wall (d) Rohan

Answer key

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

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