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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 826 · 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)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Rahul (d) picture
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Kunal (d) flew
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Zoya (b) colourful (c) draws (d) picture
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Farhan (c) short (d) letter
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Rahul (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Dev (c) long (d) painted
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Priya (c) juicy (d) eats
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Ishaan (d) mango
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a big box every day.” (a) Neel (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Aditya (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Manav (c) picture (d) draws
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Tara (d) drew
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Aisha (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Zoya
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Isha (d) ripe
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) sang (c) song (d) happy
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Yash (d) long

Answer key

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

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