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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 852 · 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 wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Ananya (d) wrote
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) Yash (c) kite (d) flies
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Ira
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sings a happy song every day.” (a) Yash (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) colourful (c) picture (d) drew
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) Vivaan
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Diya (c) sings (d) song
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Nisha
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Sneha (c) wall (d) paints
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Kunal (c) ball (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Rohan (c) picture (d) draws
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Meera (d) bought
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) Ishaan (d) opened
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) bought (d) Diya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Aarav
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Rahul
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Aisha (c) new (d) book
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Aditya
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Kavya (c) ball (d) kicks
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Vivaan (d) funny
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) Zoya (b) new (c) book (d) reads

Answer key

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

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