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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 888 · 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)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Ananya (d) wall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Priya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Rohan (c) carried (d) heavy
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Omkar (c) reads (d) book
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Isha (d) ripe
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Sneha (b) draws (c) colourful (d) picture
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Aisha (c) colourful (d) draws
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Kabir
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Diya (c) buys (d) new
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) book (c) read (d) funny
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carried
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Aisha (c) song (d) sang
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) carried (c) Omkar (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Dev (b) eats (c) mango (d) juicy
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) Kabir (c) toy (d) bought
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) book (d) Sneha
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) funny (d) Diya
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) box (c) opened (d) Tara
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) toy (d) Zoya
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Myra (c) rides (d) blue
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Ira
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Aisha (d) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) flies
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) long (c) painted (d) Neel

Answer key

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

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