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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 83 · 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: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a big bag every day.” (a) Pooja (b) bag (c) big (d) carries
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) Ishaan (d) kite
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a small box every day.” (a) Isha (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Manav (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rides
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Pooja (d) letter
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Ananya (c) reads (d) book
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Pooja (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Ira (c) big (d) kicks
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a funny book every day.” (a) Neel (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Vivaan (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) paints (d) Kabir
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Sneha (c) book (d) reads
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Arjun (c) red (d) flew
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Rohan (d) funny
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Manav (b) draws (c) colourful (d) picture
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) flew (c) kite (d) red
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long

Answer key

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

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