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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 913 · 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)? “Kavya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Kavya (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rides
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Farhan (c) book (d) reads
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Riya (c) heavy (d) bag
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) toy (d) Aisha
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Zoya (d) small
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) new (d) Karan
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Aisha (c) draws (d) picture
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Zoya (c) blue (d) rides
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Aditya (c) painted (d) long
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) Rohan (d) box
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) happily
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) reads
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Yash (c) song (d) sang
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) tall
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) big (d) Tara
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Farhan (b) heavy (c) carries (d) bag
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) Ishaan (c) mango (d) eats
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Meera (b) mango (c) eats (d) ripe
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) Rohan (d) bag
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) blue (c) Nisha (d) bicycle
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Riya (c) song (d) happy

Answer key

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

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