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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 946 · 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)? “Kavya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Saanvi (d) happy
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) happily
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) wall (d) Aarav
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) kicks
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) bought (d) Rahul
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Ira (b) painted (c) wall (d) long
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) big (c) drew (d) picture
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Pooja (c) ripe (d) mango
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Riya (d) new
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Rohan (d) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) Neel (d) ate
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a long wall every day.” (a) long (b) Rahul (c) wall (d) paints
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Vivaan
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Aisha (c) colourful (d) picture
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Nisha (c) read (d) book
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Aisha (c) letter (d) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) toy (d) Ishaan
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) Meera (d) picture
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Ananya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) ripe (d) Arjun
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) ripe (d) Sneha
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Ishaan (c) kicked (d) ball
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opens a big box every day.” (a) Pooja (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Omkar (d) kicked
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) red (c) flew (d) kite
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a big bag every day.” (a) Neel (b) carries (c) big (d) bag
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flies a red kite every day.” (a) Neel (b) red (c) kite (d) flies

Answer key

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

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