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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 94 · 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)? “Rahul draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) big (d) Rahul
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Arjun (c) bag (d) carried
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) new (c) toy (d) bought
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) heavy (c) carries
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) ripe (c) Kavya (d) mango
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Karan (c) read (d) book
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) big (d) Aisha
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) wrote (d) Aarav
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Myra (c) heavy (d) bag
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Farhan (c) wrote (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) red (c) Ishaan (d) ball
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Karan
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Ishaan (c) rode (d) new
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) happily (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) kicks (c) big
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Sneha (c) box (d) opened
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) rides
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) tall (d) Riya
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sings a happy song every day.” (a) Zoya (b) song (c) happy (d) sings
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rahul (b) big (c) kicks (d) ball
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a new toy every day.” (a) Sneha (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Aarav (b) eats (c) mango (d) juicy
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small

Answer key

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

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