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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 836 · 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)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Diya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Neel (d) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) opened (c) box (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Myra
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Pooja (d) writes
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Rahul (d) sang
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Kavya
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Ananya (d) long
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Kavya (c) bag (d) heavy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Priya (c) small (d) box
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Ishaan (c) colourful (d) picture
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Nisha (c) blue (d) bicycle
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Aditya
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Rohan
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) big (d) Dev
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) short (c) wrote (d) letter
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Priya
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Priya (d) rode
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a new book every day.” (a) Omkar (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Meera (c) small (d) bought

Answer key

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

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