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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 856 · 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)? “Karan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carries (d) Karan
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Diya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Karan
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) Nisha (d) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) wall (d) Pooja
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Kabir (c) red (d) kicks
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Rahul (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Vivaan
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) slowly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sang (d) Kunal
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Omkar
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Kabir (c) juicy (d) eats
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) big (c) carried (d) bag
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a new toy every day.” (a) Isha (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Nisha
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) carried (d) bag
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) slowly
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) funny (c) book (d) read
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats

Answer key

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

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