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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 880 · 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)? “Yash flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Yash (c) kite (d) new
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) kicks (c) Manav (d) ball
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Tara (c) toy (d) buys
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Karan (c) box (d) opened
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) draws (d) Tara
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) bag (d) Sneha
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) book (c) read (d) funny
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Ira (c) juicy (d) eats
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) paints (d) Riya
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) rides (d) Pooja
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) short (d) Pooja
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Myra (b) mango (c) juicy (d) eats
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Isha
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) box (c) opened (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Isha (d) bought
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) toy (d) Meera
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) paints
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Farhan (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) ate (c) juicy (d) mango
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Riya
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Diya
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries

Answer key

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

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