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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 875 · 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)? “Pooja read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) read (d) Pooja
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) tall (d) Meera
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) small (c) opens
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Saanvi (c) mango (d) juicy
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a small box every day.” (a) Kavya (b) opens (c) small (d) box
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Omkar (d) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Kunal (b) sings (c) song (d) sweet
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) opens
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Aditya (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carries
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) ball (d) Ananya
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Vivaan (c) short (d) letter
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) Riya (d) letter
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Arjun (c) buys (d) small
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) Zoya (d) new
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Farhan (c) flew (d) red
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) mango (d) Ishaan
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Aisha (c) wrote (d) letter
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Zoya (c) kicks (d) ball
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) Yash (d) song
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Riya (d) paints
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) Dev (c) wall (d) paints
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) painted (c) wall (d) long
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries

Answer key

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

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