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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 951 · 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)? “Myra wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Myra (c) letter (d) wrote
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) writes (d) Vivaan
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carries a big bag every day.” (a) Tara (b) carries (c) big (d) bag
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) happy (c) song (d) Kabir
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) writes (c) Rahul (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) tall (c) Rohan (d) wall
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) Karan (d) mango
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a new book every day.” (a) Diya (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rides
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) slowly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Saanvi (d) read
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) buys
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) ate (c) mango (d) juicy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) Tara (d) carried
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Farhan (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) Aisha (b) wall (c) long (d) paints
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) sweet (d) Rohan
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Priya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Ishaan (c) wall (d) tall
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) blue
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Kabir (c) red (d) kite
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) heavy
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Priya (c) new (d) toy
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Nisha (c) ripe (d) ate
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rode
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big

Answer key

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

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