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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 84 · 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: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) Rohan (d) bought
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Aisha (d) flew
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) ball (d) kicks
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) paints (d) Neel
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Farhan
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Saanvi (c) big (d) box
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Nisha (c) drew (d) picture
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Ishaan (d) rides
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) juicy (c) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Kavya (c) wrote (d) short
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Saanvi (c) toy (d) buys
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Yash (c) colourful (d) draws
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Priya (d) drew
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flies (d) Sneha
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Manav (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) drew (c) big (d) picture
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Priya (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) picture (d) Arjun
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) toy (d) bought
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) flies (c) kite (d) new
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) blue

Answer key

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

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