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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 860 · 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 eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Ananya (d) ripe
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Aditya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Dev (d) buys
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) Karan (d) mango
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Omkar (c) sweet (d) song
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Tara (d) bag
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Zoya (d) reads
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Riya (c) ripe (d) ate
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Tara
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rode (d) Zoya
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Priya (c) song (d) sang
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) Kabir
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) wrote (c) letter (d) short
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Aisha (c) funny (d) book
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Kavya (d) kite
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Myra (c) long (d) wall
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Kavya (d) wall
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Karan (c) carries (d) bag
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Kabir (c) heavy (d) carries
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) Karan (d) mango
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Aarav (c) wrote (d) short
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Riya (c) picture (d) colourful

Answer key

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

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