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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 93 · 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: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) Myra (d) bag
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Aisha
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) read (c) funny (d) book
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) picture (d) Priya
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) eats (d) Kabir
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Diya (c) rode (d) bicycle
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Kavya (d) carried
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya opens a big box every day.” (a) Ananya (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a small box every day.” (a) Sneha (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Kabir (c) drew (d) picture
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi writes a long letter every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) long (c) writes (d) letter
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Priya
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Yash (c) song (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) Nisha (d) letter
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Farhan (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) blue
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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