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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 861 · 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.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Kabir (c) reads (d) new
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a happy song every day.” (a) Kabir (b) sings (c) song (d) happy
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) colourful
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Diya (c) wall (d) painted
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) letter (d) Rohan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) draws (d) Farhan
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Meera (d) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Kunal (d) kicked
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aisha (c) rode (d) bicycle
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) painted (c) wall (d) long
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) bag (d) Priya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) toy (d) Riya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Myra (d) kite
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Vivaan (c) heavy (d) carries
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Diya (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Riya (d) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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