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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 897 · 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)? “Rahul flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Rahul (c) kite (d) new
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a long letter every day.” (a) Arjun (b) letter (c) long (d) writes
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Kavya (c) new (d) buys
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) funny (d) Yash
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) wall (d) Arjun
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) Yash (b) reads (c) book (d) funny
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Priya (c) bicycle (d) rides
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Karan (c) mango (d) ripe
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Arjun
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Aisha
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) happily (c) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) Diya (d) song
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Farhan (b) short (c) writes (d) letter
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Pooja (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Kabir (c) colourful (d) draws
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) mango (d) Kavya
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) kicks (c) red
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Kavya (c) carries (d) bag
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Neel (d) big

Answer key

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

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