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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 932 · 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)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carried (d) Isha
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) Vivaan (c) heavy (d) carried
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) juicy
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) small (c) opens
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a small toy every day.” (a) Riya (b) toy (c) small (d) buys
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Ira
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) toy (d) Aditya
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) bought (c) toy (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) Pooja (c) small (d) box
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Dev (d) mango
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) Myra (d) eats
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) big (d) Kunal
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) paints
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Neel (c) sang (d) sweet
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Riya (b) flies (c) new (d) kite
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Manav (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carries (d) Myra
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Isha (d) short
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) slowly (c) draws
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) happily
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) big
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Nisha (c) eats (d) ripe
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Ishaan (c) painted (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) Diya (d) song
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) writes
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) toy (c) new (d) bought

Answer key

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

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