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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 874 · 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)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Riya (d) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Nisha
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) happy (d) Manav
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Ishaan
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Isha
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a new book yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) book (d) read
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Isha (c) funny (d) book
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sweet (c) sings
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Aarav (c) reads (d) book
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) long (c) Sneha (d) letter
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Aarav (c) drew (d) picture
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Rohan
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) slowly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) box (d) Karan
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Ananya (d) kicked
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Saanvi (c) big (d) carried
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) ball (d) Omkar
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) long
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Dev
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) Pooja (c) bag (d) carried
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Aditya (d) book
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) book (d) Farhan

Answer key

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

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