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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 824 · 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: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Tara
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Arjun (c) bought (d) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) blue (d) Dev
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Diya (c) mango (d) ate
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Arjun (c) new (d) rode
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Ira (c) kicks (d) ball
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Zoya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Arjun
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) drew (c) picture (d) Omkar
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Priya (c) carried (d) bag
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) buys (c) toy (d) Riya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan buys a small toy every day.” (a) Farhan (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Tara
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Rahul (c) song (d) sweet
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) kicked (c) red (d) ball
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) long (d) Isha
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Ira
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Aditya (c) big (d) picture
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a new toy every day.” (a) Rohan (b) buys (c) toy (d) new
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Kunal (d) ball
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Myra (c) mango (d) ate

Answer key

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

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