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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 878 · 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: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Myra (d) picture
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Priya (c) ripe (d) mango
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Isha (d) bag
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) rode (c) blue (d) bicycle
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flew (d) Zoya
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) Aisha (c) happy (d) sings
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Myra (d) opened
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) new (d) Karan
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Myra (c) song (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Riya (d) draws
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Kunal
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Pooja (c) picture (d) drew
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) Myra (d) ball
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) Diya (d) book
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a big box every day.” (a) Omkar (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Aarav (c) ripe (d) mango
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) big (c) Manav (d) ball
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Vivaan
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily

Answer key

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

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