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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 886 · 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: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Manav (c) big (d) ball
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Diya (c) wall (d) paints
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Diya (c) read (d) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Karan (c) kite (d) flew
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Saanvi (c) big (d) box
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) draws (c) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Aarav (d) wrote
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Karan (c) mango (d) eats
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Aditya (c) letter (d) writes
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) kite (d) Rohan
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Vivaan
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) red
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) tall (c) Kabir (d) wall
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) Zoya (d) book
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) new (c) kite (d) flies
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Tara (c) rode (d) blue
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Neel (d) reads
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Farhan
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Kabir (d) draws
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) reads (d) Yash
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Myra (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) read (d) new
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Rohan (c) long (d) writes
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Aarav (c) new (d) flies
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Ira (c) carries (d) bag
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) sings (c) Ishaan (d) sweet
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) red

Answer key

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

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