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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 885 · 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: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Sneha (d) picture
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Ishaan (d) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) happy (c) sings
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Omkar
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) heavy (d) Vivaan
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Farhan (d) flew
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) Arjun (d) letter
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Rahul
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Rahul (c) opened (d) box
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Vivaan (c) carried (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Nisha (d) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Rahul (c) opens (d) box
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Isha
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) Saanvi (c) reads (d) new
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Ira
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) wrote (d) Aisha
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Dev
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides

Answer key

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

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