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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 893 · 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: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) quickly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) big (d) Arjun
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Kavya (c) flew (d) kite
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a big bag every day.” (a) Pooja (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Vivaan (d) sweet
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Manav (c) wall (d) painted
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) red (d) Dev
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Saanvi (c) wall (d) long
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Yash (c) book (d) reads
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) new (d) Manav
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carries a big bag every day.” (a) Riya (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Meera (d) flew
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Arjun (c) short (d) letter
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Kavya (c) juicy (d) ate
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) box (d) Ishaan
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Ananya (b) reads (c) book (d) funny
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) flew (c) kite (d) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Neel (d) mango
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Diya (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) Rahul (c) small (d) toy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) song (c) sweet (d) sang
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Aarav (c) small (d) opened
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Kunal

Answer key

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

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