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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 933 · 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: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Vivaan (c) bicycle (d) rides
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Karan (d) colourful
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) happily
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Aisha (c) long (d) letter
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Isha (d) book
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Yash (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Kavya (c) tall (d) wall
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) flies
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Vivaan (c) bag (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) toy (c) new (d) bought
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) carries
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Ananya (d) mango
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) tall (d) Farhan
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) sweet (c) song (d) sang
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) Riya (d) kite
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Pooja (c) toy (d) new
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) quickly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) Kavya (d) big
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) happily
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Ishaan (c) new (d) bought
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) flies (c) quickly
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Isha (c) long (d) writes
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Pooja (c) writes (d) short
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big

Answer key

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

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