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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 95 · 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)? “Farhan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Farhan (b) draws (c) colourful (d) picture
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) toy (d) Diya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) song (c) sang (d) happy
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) carried (c) bag (d) Aditya
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) slowly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Manav
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Arjun (c) kite (d) flies
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a small toy every day.” (a) Tara (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) tall (d) Yash
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) small
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) book (c) funny (d) read
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Aditya (c) drew (d) colourful
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) happily (c) reads
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) drew (c) picture (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Sneha
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) slowly (c) rides
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) funny
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Manav (c) read (d) funny
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) Rahul (c) draws (d) picture
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Saanvi (c) kite (d) flew
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) colourful (d) Rohan
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Priya (c) new (d) bought
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) small
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) big (c) kicked (d) ball
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) drew (c) colourful (d) Diya
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) slowly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) book (c) read (d) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys

Answer key

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

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