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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 920 · 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)? “Sneha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) toy (c) bought (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Rahul
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Neel (c) big (d) box
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) kite (c) red (d) flew
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) small (c) box (d) opened
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) slowly (c) sings
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Riya
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carries (d) Sneha
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) writes (d) Sneha
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Meera (d) carried
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) rides
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Ishaan (c) rode (d) bicycle
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Saanvi (d) opens
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) flew (c) new (d) kite
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Meera (c) new (d) bought
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Saanvi (c) big (d) picture
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Aisha (c) long (d) writes
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) Ananya (d) book
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) Kunal (d) bag
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) happily (c) colourful
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) buys
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Rahul (d) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a happy song every day.” (a) Isha (b) sings (c) song (d) happy
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) quickly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) funny (c) read (d) book

Answer key

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

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