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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 896 · 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)? “Sneha writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Sneha (c) short (d) writes
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Aditya
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) mango (c) ripe (d) ate
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Nisha (d) opens
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Omkar (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) tall (d) Arjun
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) Aarav (d) box
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) Aditya (d) kite
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Karan (d) eats
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Yash (c) wrote (d) long
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Saanvi (c) long (d) painted
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) quickly (c) long
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) Zoya (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Pooja (c) kicks (d) ball
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) kicked (c) ball (d) Omkar
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) kite (c) red (d) flew
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a big bag every day.” (a) Farhan (b) big (c) bag (d) carries

Answer key

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

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