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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 934 · 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)? “Ira eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) eats (c) mango (d) Ira
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Dev (d) colourful
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya draws a big picture every day.” (a) Aditya (b) draws (c) picture (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Sneha (c) book (d) read
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Nisha (c) new (d) bought
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya carries a big bag every day.” (a) Riya (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) tall (c) paints
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) Farhan (c) reads (d) book
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Ananya (b) wall (c) paints (d) long
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Farhan (c) blue (d) rides
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a small box every day.” (a) Yash (b) box (c) small (d) opens
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) long (d) Riya
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Kunal (b) paints (c) tall (d) wall
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Aisha (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) Kunal (d) song
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) tall (c) painted (d) wall
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Zoya (c) mango (d) ate
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) new (c) kite (d) flew
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Sneha (c) wall (d) tall
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Aisha (c) bought (d) new

Answer key

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

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