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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 864 · 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)? “Neel painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Neel (c) long (d) wall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Yash (c) book (d) read
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) happily
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) Kavya (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) Vivaan (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) Aditya (d) ball
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Kavya (c) ripe (d) eats
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Meera (d) flew
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Ira (c) ripe (d) eats
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Kunal
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) paints (d) Dev
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Ananya (d) happy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Rohan (d) paints
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) kite (c) red (d) flew
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Kabir (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Neel
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Saanvi (d) painted
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Isha (c) picture (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) opened (c) box (d) Arjun
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints

Answer key

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

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