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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 916 · 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)? “Omkar writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) long (c) letter (d) Omkar
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) painted (d) Ananya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Vivaan (d) writes
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Sneha (c) ball (d) kicks
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) red (c) kicked (d) ball
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Aditya (c) book (d) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) Vivaan (d) mango
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Ishaan (d) kicked
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) sweet (d) Ira
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Rohan (d) red
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Karan (d) ate
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) opens (d) box
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Priya (d) read
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sings a happy song every day.” (a) Sneha (b) sings (c) happy (d) song
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) juicy (c) mango (d) Ira
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Meera (c) kicked (d) red
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Ananya (d) mango
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Farhan (b) ball (c) kicks (d) red
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) small (d) Kavya
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Kabir (d) flew
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Aisha (d) kicked
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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