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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 863 · 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: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Aditya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Aarav (c) big (d) carries
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Farhan (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rides
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) sang (d) Rahul
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Neel (c) red (d) kicked
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) ripe (c) mango (d) ate
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Riya
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Arjun (b) mango (c) ripe (d) eats
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) funny (d) Vivaan
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) Zoya
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) Myra (d) picture
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) buys (c) new (d) toy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) Riya (d) picture
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Riya (d) long
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Omkar (c) box (d) opens
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) wrote (d) Aisha
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) Nisha (b) letter (c) short (d) writes
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Myra
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Kavya (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Vivaan (c) carries (d) big
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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