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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 820 · 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 letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Aarav (d) ripe
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Vivaan
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Neel (c) toy (d) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) new (d) Zoya
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) picture (c) drew (d) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) Rohan (d) bag
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) big (d) Priya
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) bag (d) Pooja
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carried
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Yash
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Kabir (d) mango
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Ishaan (d) ate
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Meera (c) big (d) box
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Ananya (c) kicks (d) ball
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Karan (d) colourful
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Ananya
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Kabir
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Kunal (c) rode (d) blue
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Aisha (c) new (d) book
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Riya (c) short (d) writes
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Karan (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) Karan (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) big (d) Ishaan
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Karan (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rides
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Kabir (c) wall (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Manav (d) big

Answer key

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

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