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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 88 · 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 paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Pooja (d) paints
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Diya (d) tall
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Meera
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) new (d) Myra
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Rohan (d) letter
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Karan
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) bag (d) Riya
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Kavya
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) Yash (c) sings (d) song
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Rohan (c) ripe (d) eats
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Ishaan
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) carried (c) big (d) bag
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Meera (c) drew (d) picture
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) Priya (d) bag
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) Arjun (d) wall
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) carried (c) bag (d) big
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Kabir (c) writes (d) letter
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) Pooja (d) box
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Ishaan (c) song (d) sweet
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Aditya (d) rides
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall

Answer key

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

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