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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 952 · 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)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) big (d) Rohan
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) quickly
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Kunal
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Manav
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) big (c) ball (d) kicked
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Riya (d) buys
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Ishaan (c) bicycle (d) blue
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Aisha (c) bag (d) carried
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) slowly
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) new (d) Riya
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Neel (d) book
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Nisha
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) picture (c) colourful (d) Riya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Aisha
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Kabir (c) big (d) drew
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) big (d) Nisha
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Dev (b) sings (c) sweet (d) song
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) quickly (c) writes
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) opens
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) Arjun (c) happy (d) song
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Rohan (c) eats (d) mango
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Riya (c) box (d) opened
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) small (d) Kabir
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) long (c) writes (d) Arjun
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Arjun (d) kicked
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) big (b) bag (c) Pooja (d) carried

Answer key

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

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