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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 927 · 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)? “Omkar read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Omkar (c) read (d) book
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Riya (c) letter (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) kite (c) red (d) flew
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Meera (c) kite (d) red
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Aditya (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Karan (c) picture (d) drew
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a big box every day.” (a) Neel (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Aditya (c) blue (d) rides
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) funny (c) reads
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Rohan (d) red
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Ishaan (d) ate
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) wrote (c) letter (d) Kabir
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) new (c) bought (d) Vivaan
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Aditya (c) drew (d) picture
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sang (d) Saanvi
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Manav (c) kicks (d) ball
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) ate (c) mango (d) juicy
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Aditya (c) picture (d) colourful
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) rides
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Saanvi
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) Yash (d) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) book (c) new (d) read
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Karan (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) new
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) draws (c) picture (d) Isha
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) wrote (d) Omkar
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) short
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) kite (c) flew (d) red

Answer key

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

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