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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 957 · 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: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Kunal (d) flew
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) small (d) Aditya
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Nisha (c) read (d) funny
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) Tara (d) sings
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Isha (d) heavy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) Aisha (d) book
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) happily (c) big
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Karan (c) mango (d) ripe
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) ate (c) Aditya (d) mango
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) Tara (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) mango (b) Kabir (c) eats (d) juicy
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) slowly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) bag (d) Kunal
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) kicks
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) carries
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Rohan (c) big (d) picture
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sang (c) sweet (d) Kavya
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) bicycle (c) Ira (d) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Ananya
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) slowly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) big (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Rohan (d) long
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan sings a happy song every day.” (a) Farhan (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Isha (c) song (d) sweet
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) writes (d) Aditya
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) picture (d) Saanvi
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Neel (d) kicked
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Tara (c) blue (d) bicycle
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a red kite every day.” (a) Arjun (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Nisha (c) letter (d) wrote
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) Ananya (d) toy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) Pooja (c) book (d) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a new book every day.” (a) Ira (b) reads (c) book (d) new

Answer key

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

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