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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 950 · 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.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Rohan (c) draws (d) picture
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) Ananya (d) long
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Pooja (c) toy (d) buys
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) juicy (d) Ananya
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) Omkar (d) wrote
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Aisha (d) draws
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Neel (c) mango (d) juicy
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) Aditya (c) kicked (d) ball
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) letter (c) Vivaan (d) writes
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) red (c) kite (d) Manav
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Arjun (c) sang (d) song
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) new (c) book (d) Omkar
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) kicks
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Ananya (d) sings
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a new book yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) book (c) new (d) read
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Arjun (d) carried
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) painted (c) wall (d) tall
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) song (d) Isha
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) new (d) Aarav
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Karan (d) read
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) Vivaan (c) picture (d) drew
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Sneha
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) mango (b) eats (c) Sneha (d) ripe

Answer key

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

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