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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 872 · 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)? “Kabir rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Kabir (b) new (c) rides (d) bicycle
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Ananya (c) flew (d) kite
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) toy (d) Rohan
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Riya (c) buys (d) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) read
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash buys a small toy every day.” (a) Yash (b) buys (c) toy (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Rohan (c) box (d) opened
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) buys
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) Aarav (b) new (c) reads (d) book
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a small box every day.” (a) Yash (b) opens (c) small (d) box
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Kabir (d) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) box (d) Rohan
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Rahul (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Neel (d) sings
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Myra (d) painted
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Karan (c) ball (d) kicked
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) paints
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Zoya (d) read

Answer key

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

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