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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 91 · 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: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) bought (c) small (d) toy
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) Isha
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Myra (d) carried
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Manav (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Rahul
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) carries
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) big (c) bag (d) carried
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Rahul (d) read
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) Rohan (d) colourful
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Vivaan (c) long (d) paints
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Rohan (d) sang
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Kavya (c) mango (d) ate
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Vivaan
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) new
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) new (c) rode (d) bicycle
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) new
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Vivaan (d) wrote
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Sneha
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carried
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) happy
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha buys a new toy every day.” (a) Isha (b) buys (c) new (d) toy
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) new (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long

Answer key

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

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