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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 857 · 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)? “Kunal opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Kunal (d) box
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Farhan (c) draws (d) picture
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) red (c) kite (d) flew
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) book (c) read (d) new
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Pooja (c) bicycle (d) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Ananya (d) toy
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) Aarav (d) funny
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Dev (c) kite (d) flew
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Sneha (c) wall (d) tall
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Farhan (c) sang (d) song
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Meera (c) letter (d) long
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Kabir
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Vivaan (c) sings (d) sweet
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) big (c) bag (d) carries
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rides (d) Kunal
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Omkar (d) wall
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) opens (d) Saanvi
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Priya (d) mango
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long

Answer key

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

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