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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 883 · 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)? “Tara painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) painted (d) Tara
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Omkar (c) wall (d) tall
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Meera (d) sang
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) slowly (c) writes
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Priya (d) painted
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Ishaan (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Aditya
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) Kunal (d) kite
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) Omkar (d) song
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Riya (c) rides (d) bicycle
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Diya
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) quickly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Diya (d) flew
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) bought (d) Vivaan
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) letter (c) long (d) wrote
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) Nisha (d) ball
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) red (d) Rohan
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Aarav (d) funny
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Ira (c) funny (d) book
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Meera (d) draws
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) opened (c) big (d) box
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Aarav (d) big
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) ripe (c) eats
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) toy (d) Omkar

Answer key

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

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