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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 848 · 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)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Ananya
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) Aarav (d) opens
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) wall (c) tall (d) paints
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Kavya (c) red (d) kite
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) blue (d) Priya
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Ishaan (c) bag (d) carried
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Omkar (c) writes (d) letter
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Farhan (d) rides
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Karan
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) Manav (d) sings
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Aarav (c) wall (d) paints
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Priya (d) flies
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Kavya (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Diya (d) picture
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Omkar (b) wall (c) tall (d) paints
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Manav (c) tall (d) paints

Answer key

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

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