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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 879 · 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: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Manav (c) colourful (d) drew
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) rode (d) bicycle
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Kunal
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Kavya (d) small
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Riya (b) juicy (c) mango (d) eats
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Farhan (c) read (d) new
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Pooja (c) kite (d) flew
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a small box every day.” (a) Diya (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) long (d) Diya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Karan (d) ripe
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Pooja
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a big picture every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) picture (d) draws
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Myra
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) Saanvi (d) ball
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Tara (c) draws (d) colourful
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws

Answer key

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

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