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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 914 · 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)? “Kabir draws a big picture every day.” (a) Kabir (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) buys
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Diya (c) toy (d) buys
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Dev (d) toy
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) big (c) Kavya (d) opens
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Rohan (c) writes (d) letter
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Ishaan
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) happily
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a small toy every day.” (a) Myra (b) small (c) toy (d) buys
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Kunal (d) mango
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Diya (d) painted
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) Manav (c) rides (d) bicycle
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) red (d) Neel
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Diya (d) bought
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Farhan
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Kunal (c) kite (d) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) long (c) painted (d) wall
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Zoya
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Vivaan (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) carried (d) Vivaan
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Ira (d) ripe
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Diya

Answer key

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

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