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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 829 · 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: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Saanvi (c) flies (d) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Vivaan (c) new (d) buys
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Riya (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) new (d) Zoya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) bag (d) Myra
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) wall (c) tall (d) paints
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Ishaan (c) ball (d) kicked
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Omkar (c) ball (d) kicked
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Rahul (c) bicycle (d) blue
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Sneha (d) bought
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) kite (d) Ira
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) heavy (c) carried (d) bag
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) sweet (d) Riya
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Karan
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Neel (c) painted (d) wall
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) opens (d) Ananya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) ripe (c) ate (d) mango
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) Kavya (d) toy
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Kabir
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Ananya
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) happy (d) Myra
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big

Answer key

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

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