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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 858 · 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)? “Ira opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Ira
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) Aarav (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Rohan (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) writes (d) Vivaan
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Meera (b) juicy (c) eats (d) mango
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) Dev (d) mango
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Omkar
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Kabir (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Ananya (c) buys (d) toy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Arjun (c) new (d) reads
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) flies
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a big picture every day.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Pooja
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Kabir (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) wrote (c) letter (d) long
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) slowly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) small
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a new book yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) book (d) read

Answer key

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

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