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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 904 · 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: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Omkar (c) opens (d) box
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) red (c) ball (d) kicks
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) funny (c) reads (d) book
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Rohan (d) funny
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) writes (c) short
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Rohan
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flew (d) Vivaan
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Meera
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Farhan (c) wrote (d) letter
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) drew (c) colourful (d) picture
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Karan (d) read
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Aarav (c) bicycle (d) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) big (c) Pooja (d) ball
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Arjun (d) sang
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) buys
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) slowly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Yash (c) big (d) drew
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Kabir (d) book
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) kite (c) Aarav (d) red
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Tara (d) reads

Answer key

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

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