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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 890 · 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)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) mango (c) ate (d) ripe
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) new (c) rode (d) bicycle
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Zoya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Ananya (c) bicycle (d) rode
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Dev
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Isha (d) colourful
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flies a new kite every day.” (a) Aarav (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Arjun (c) ripe (d) mango
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Pooja (c) writes (d) letter
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Isha (d) happy
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a new toy every day.” (a) Kunal (b) buys (c) new (d) toy
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Nisha (c) new (d) book
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kavya (c) book (d) read
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha flies a new kite every day.” (a) Aisha (b) new (c) kite (d) flies
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Meera (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Aditya (c) wall (d) tall
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Omkar
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) draws
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) draws
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Meera
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) paints (c) wall (d) Rohan
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings

Answer key

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

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