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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 844 · 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: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Yash (c) drew (d) picture
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Riya (c) song (d) sweet
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a red kite every day.” (a) Kabir (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Arjun
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Ishaan (c) bicycle (d) rides
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) Saanvi (d) book
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Meera (c) book (d) new
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Karan (c) kite (d) red
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Aisha (d) writes
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Rahul (c) reads (d) new
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) bag (d) Kabir
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) Arjun (d) kite
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Manav (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) new (c) book (d) read
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Myra
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra read a new book yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) book (c) read (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) big (d) Neel
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Ira (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a big bag every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Rahul (b) song (c) sweet (d) sings
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) Rohan (b) flies (c) kite (d) new

Answer key

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

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