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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 847 · 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)? “Pooja draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Pooja (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Rohan (d) wall
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Rahul (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Rahul (d) carries
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Neel (d) long
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) book (c) read (d) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Kunal
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) big (d) Saanvi
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Myra
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) Myra (d) bag
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a big box every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) box (c) big (d) opens
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) happily
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) small
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Manav (c) eats (d) juicy
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) letter (d) Aarav
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Rohan (c) drew (d) picture
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) Neel (d) bicycle
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Vivaan

Answer key

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

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