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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 918 · 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)? “Kunal ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) ate (c) mango (d) juicy
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sang (d) Ira
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Nisha
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Aisha (d) book
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) Myra (d) long
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Diya (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Aisha (c) bag (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Myra
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) flies
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Farhan (b) letter (c) short (d) writes
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carried (d) Vivaan
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) heavy
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Priya (c) sweet (d) song
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Zoya (c) short (d) wrote
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) Dev (d) big
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) Aarav (c) flew (d) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) draws
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Vivaan (c) bag (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) Zoya (d) kite
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) reads (d) Karan
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big

Answer key

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

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