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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 922 · 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)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) Vivaan (d) toy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) rode (c) new (d) bicycle
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Saanvi (c) juicy (d) mango
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) Aisha (d) song
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Diya (d) picture
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Tara (c) small (d) box
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) Manav (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Isha (c) wrote (d) letter
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Isha (c) sings (d) song
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a big picture every day.” (a) Kunal (b) draws (c) big (d) picture
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) blue
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a small toy every day.” (a) Karan (b) buys (c) toy (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Rahul (c) opens (d) box
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) Riya (d) song
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Aarav (b) mango (c) eats (d) ripe
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) happily
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) blue (d) Priya
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicks (d) Aditya
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Vivaan (d) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Vivaan (d) draws
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Rohan (c) reads (d) book
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) bag (d) carries
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Aarav (c) mango (d) ate
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Diya (c) kicks (d) ball
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Neel (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Ishaan (d) long
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) opens
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) new (d) Priya
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) tall (c) Aditya (d) painted
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) Kavya (d) book
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) slowly (c) eats

Answer key

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

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