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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 912 · 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)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Arjun
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) ball (d) kicks
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Rohan (d) painted
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) new (d) Rahul
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) carried (c) big (d) bag
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) paints (d) Manav
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Omkar (c) wall (d) long
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sings a happy song every day.” (a) Tara (b) song (c) sings (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Isha (c) painted (d) wall
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Ira (c) big (d) opened
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Rahul (d) flies
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) sang (c) song (d) sweet
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Myra (c) kicked (d) ball
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) big (c) Nisha (d) box
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) Kavya (c) wall (d) painted
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) bought (c) new (d) toy
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) opens (c) box (d) Manav
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Ishaan (d) ripe
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Priya (d) flew
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Omkar (d) sweet

Answer key

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

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