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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 911 · 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: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Aditya (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a big box every day.” (a) Neel (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) happily (c) funny
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) flies
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Riya (c) mango (d) ate
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) red (c) ball (d) Dev
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Saanvi (d) new
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) flew (d) Zoya
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Aisha (c) bag (d) heavy
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Riya (b) song (c) happy (d) sings
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) new (d) Aditya
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Priya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Neel (c) short (d) letter
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Omkar
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) new
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Arjun
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) Aarav (b) reads (c) book (d) new
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) happily (c) eats
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Sneha (d) box
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) Isha (d) drew
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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