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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 850 · 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)? “Myra draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Myra (d) draws
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Kabir
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Aditya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carries (d) Omkar
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Karan (d) rides
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) drew (c) picture (d) colourful
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) Aisha (d) toy
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Isha
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) new (d) Sneha
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Zoya (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) red
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Neel (c) kicks (d) ball
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Diya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Diya (d) writes
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) drew (d) Meera
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) new (d) Karan
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Manav (d) draws
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Omkar (c) kicked (d) ball
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Manav (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Zoya (c) long (d) letter
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies

Answer key

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

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