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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 881 · 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)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) juicy (c) ate (d) mango
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) picture (d) Farhan
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) carries (c) Nisha (d) bag
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Aditya
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) Manav (d) opened
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Kavya (b) toy (c) new (d) buys
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Diya (b) sings (c) sweet (d) song
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Priya (d) new
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) letter (d) Vivaan
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Manav (d) book
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Neel
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Saanvi (d) bag
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Rohan (c) big (d) box
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flew (d) Dev
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Kunal (c) bag (d) carries
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) wall (c) painted (d) long
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) flies
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) flies
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Zoya (d) eats
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Diya (d) painted
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Saanvi
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) sang (c) song (d) sweet
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Aarav (d) buys

Answer key

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

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