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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 830 · 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: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opens a big box every day.” (a) Karan (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Kabir
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) song (d) Farhan
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Zoya (b) song (c) sings (d) sweet
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) new (c) book (d) read
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Karan (d) writes
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Meera
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) picture (c) drew (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) Kabir (d) wall
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) small (d) Dev
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Farhan (c) letter (d) wrote
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Neel (b) rides (c) blue (d) bicycle
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Kabir
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) small (d) Aisha
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sang (d) Isha
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) book (c) read (d) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) Karan (d) opened
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) Diya (d) ball
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Ananya (c) paints (d) wall
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue

Answer key

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

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