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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 842 · 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)? “Manav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) drew (d) Manav
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) short (c) wrote (d) letter
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Farhan
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel buys a small toy every day.” (a) Neel (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) Kabir (d) kite
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) big (d) Aisha
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Kunal (d) sweet
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Rohan (c) flew (d) kite
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) new (c) buys (d) Kunal
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Omkar (c) paints (d) wall
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Meera (d) reads
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Priya (d) ripe
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) picture (c) drew (d) big
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a big bag every day.” (a) Kabir (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) read (c) book (d) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Sneha (b) kicks (c) ball (d) red
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Rahul (c) song (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) Pooja (c) opens (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Meera (d) sweet
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Tara (d) kicks
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Neel (d) rides
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Farhan (c) small (d) box
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) sweet (c) sang (d) song
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Arjun
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) happy (d) Manav
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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