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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 835 · 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: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Kavya (c) small (d) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Ishaan (d) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Omkar
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Nisha
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Karan
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicks (d) Ira
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) sang (c) happy (d) song
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) Neel (d) box
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) long (d) Rohan
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) carried (d) bag
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Rohan
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Karan (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) blue
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) kite (c) flew (d) red
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Rahul (d) read
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Rahul (c) heavy (d) bag
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Ananya (c) box (d) opened
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Omkar (d) sang
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Yash (d) big
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Ishaan (c) painted (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Myra
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Kunal (d) kicks
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red

Answer key

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

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