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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 86 · 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 paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Ira (b) paints (c) wall (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Rahul (c) book (d) funny
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flew (d) Omkar
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) new (d) Ananya
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Yash
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Zoya (d) eats
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) Neel (d) song
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Myra (c) flew (d) kite
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Yash (b) ball (c) big (d) kicks
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) opened (c) box (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) wall (d) Karan
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a long wall every day.” (a) Rahul (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Isha
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carried
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Ananya (d) read
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Rohan (c) drew (d) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Ananya (b) mango (c) eats (d) ripe
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) book (d) reads
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) drew (c) Saanvi (d) picture
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) big (d) Aisha
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) kite (d) Kabir
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) box (d) Ira
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) painted (c) long (d) wall
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) buys (c) small

Answer key

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

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