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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 849 · 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) drew (b) big (c) Manav (d) picture
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Kabir (d) big
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Diya
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Saanvi (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Aarav (d) funny
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) kite (c) flew (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flies a red kite every day.” (a) Pooja (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) slowly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Aarav (c) read (d) new
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Aisha (d) kicked
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Rahul
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Manav (c) box (d) opened
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Ira
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) new (d) Ishaan
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Aarav (c) sings (d) song
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) Tara (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a long wall every day.” (a) Dev (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Karan (c) box (d) opened
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Aditya (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) slowly (c) paints
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) kite (c) new (d) flies
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue

Answer key

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

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