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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 959 · 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)? “Riya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Riya (d) rode
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) long
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Arjun
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Myra (d) red
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) small (d) Priya
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Tara
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) sings (c) happily
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Ananya
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Priya (c) red (d) ball
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Myra (b) ball (c) red (d) kicks
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) letter (d) Rahul
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) happily
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) Dev (c) flew (d) kite
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Vivaan
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Tara (c) new (d) rode
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) kicked (d) Diya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a new book yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) book (c) new (d) read
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Vivaan (c) kicks (d) ball
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Aisha (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) new
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Zoya (b) kite (c) red (d) flew
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) red
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Yash (b) ball (c) kicks (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Yash (c) song (d) sweet
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Isha (c) funny (d) read
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) happily
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) song (d) Kabir
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) reads (c) book (d) Yash

Answer key

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

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