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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 838 · 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: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Aditya (c) bag (d) carried
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) Ananya (d) sweet
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Yash (c) picture (d) big
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Nisha
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) picture (d) Sneha
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Isha (c) heavy (d) bag
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Karan (d) juicy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) ate (d) Rahul
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Kavya (d) carries
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Pooja (d) box
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Omkar (b) carries (c) bag (d) heavy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Nisha
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Priya (c) song (d) sweet
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Meera (d) long
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Ira (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) Saanvi (d) letter
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Arjun (c) sang (d) song
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Dev (c) big (d) kicks
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) big (d) Sneha
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Aarav (c) book (d) reads

Answer key

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

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