← Verbs: action words lesson New set →

Verb Worksheet

English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 948 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) happy
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flew (d) Kabir
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) kite (c) Farhan (d) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) Dev (d) kite
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) quickly (c) paints
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) picture (d) drew
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carries (d) Saanvi
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a new kite every day.” (a) flies (b) new (c) Karan (d) kite
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) big (c) picture (d) drew
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Vivaan
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) Manav (d) reads
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) juicy (d) Zoya
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav buys a new toy every day.” (a) Manav (b) new (c) toy (d) buys
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) quickly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Ishaan (c) long (d) wall
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) rides
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) Omkar (c) bag (d) carries
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Ira (c) heavy (d) bag
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) flies (c) Yash (d) new

Answer key

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

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar