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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 869 · 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: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Aisha (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Myra (c) reads (d) new
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Ananya (d) long
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Dev
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Myra (d) rides
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) Neel (c) toy (d) buys
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) paints (d) Isha
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) ball (d) Nisha
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) drew (c) picture (d) colourful
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) long (d) Kunal
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Vivaan (c) long (d) wrote
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Zoya (d) opened
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Riya (d) new
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Rohan (c) juicy (d) ate
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Ira (c) toy (d) small
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Arjun
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Sneha (c) letter (d) long
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Riya (d) long
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Manav (c) ball (d) kicks
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Diya (c) opened (d) box

Answer key

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

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