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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 832 · 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)? “Myra rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) Myra (d) bicycle
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) song (d) Yash
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) Tara (d) book
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Arjun (d) mango
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Meera (d) drew
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Tara (d) ripe
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Rohan (c) kicks (d) ball
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) big (d) Sneha
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Farhan (c) small (d) box
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) new (d) Rahul
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) flew (d) kite
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Riya (c) bicycle (d) blue
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Rohan (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Rohan (c) read (d) book
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Ishaan (d) new
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Ishaan
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Nisha
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Aarav (d) kicks
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Meera (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rides
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Rohan
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) long (c) painted (d) wall
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Tara (d) long

Answer key

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

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