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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 905 · 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)? “Ananya buys a new toy every day.” (a) Ananya (b) toy (c) new (d) buys
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Kavya (d) writes
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) Yash (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) slowly (c) writes
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) Manav (d) bag
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) Diya (d) letter
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) Vivaan (d) long
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Kabir (d) kicked
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Omkar (c) ball (d) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Dev (d) happy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) bought (c) toy (d) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Aditya
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Isha
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) new (d) Aarav
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Omkar (d) draws
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) ball (b) kicks (c) Myra (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Sneha (c) carries (d) bag
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) Tara (b) carries (c) bag (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Aisha (c) picture (d) colourful
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Rahul (d) sang

Answer key

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

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