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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 834 · 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)? “Vivaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Vivaan (d) mango
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) draws (d) Saanvi
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Rahul (c) big (d) bag
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Tara
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Ananya (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) Ishaan (d) ball
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Meera (c) opened (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) paints (d) Aisha
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Kabir
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Diya (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) tall (d) Ananya
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Ira (d) wrote
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) short (c) letter (d) wrote
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Saanvi
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Aisha (c) short (d) letter
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Rahul (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Riya (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Zoya (c) kite (d) flew
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Aisha (c) sang (d) happy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big

Answer key

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

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