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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 92 · 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)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Myra (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) big (d) Dev
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) Neel (d) bicycle
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Rahul (c) small (d) buys
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Farhan (b) bag (c) heavy (d) carries
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) ate (d) Ananya
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) small (c) opened (d) Kabir
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Vivaan (c) sweet (d) sings
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Omkar
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Dev
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) Neel (d) colourful
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) short
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) Meera (d) ball
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) flies
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Neel (c) big (d) opened
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) wrote (c) short (d) letter
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Aditya (d) kicks
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Neel (d) red
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) new (d) Kunal
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a new book every day.” (a) Nisha (b) book (c) new (d) reads
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Ishaan (c) short (d) letter
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Pooja (d) flew
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) long (c) painted (d) wall
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) new (d) Kavya
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) Saanvi (c) box (d) big

Answer key

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

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