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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 884 · 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: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Yash
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) Isha (d) rode
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) buys (d) Diya
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) kite (d) Karan
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Priya (c) heavy (d) carried
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Karan (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sings (d) Arjun
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Rohan
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) big (c) bag (d) Ananya
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) heavy (d) Rahul
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) juicy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Ishaan (c) read (d) book
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opens a small box every day.” (a) Riya (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Ishaan (c) long (d) painted
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Yash (c) bag (d) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) carried (c) Sneha (d) bag
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Dev (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Aarav (b) colourful (c) draws (d) picture
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) small (d) Meera
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Meera (d) long
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Meera (d) ripe
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big

Answer key

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

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