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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 919 · 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.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) opened (c) box (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) new (c) Ishaan (d) rode
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Kunal (d) ripe
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Sneha (c) book (d) reads
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) small (d) Vivaan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Farhan (c) paints (d) wall
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) Nisha (d) sang
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Dev (b) mango (c) eats (d) ripe
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Ishaan
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Kunal (d) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) long
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Isha (d) reads
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Arjun (c) letter (d) short
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) box (c) Omkar (d) opens
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Myra
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Vivaan (d) new
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Ananya (d) new
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Neel (c) writes (d) letter
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flew (d) Riya
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) sweet
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Kabir (c) bicycle (d) rides
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) letter (d) Rohan

Answer key

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

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