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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 822 · 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: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) Yash (d) ball
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opens a small box every day.” (a) Ira (b) opens (c) small (d) box
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Zoya (b) writes (c) long (d) letter
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Kunal (c) heavy (d) carries
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) small (d) Tara
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Farhan (d) new
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Pooja
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Ira (d) carries
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Tara
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Zoya (d) flew
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Yash (c) tall (d) wall
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Farhan (c) drew (d) picture
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Vivaan (c) wall (d) painted
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a small toy every day.” (a) Yash (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) Ananya (d) wall
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Tara (c) ball (d) kicks
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Arjun
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Kavya (c) big (d) box
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Vivaan (d) bag
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Kunal (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) read (c) book (d) new
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a new book every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) book (c) reads (d) new

Answer key

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

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