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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 96 · 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)? “Aditya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) funny (c) read (d) book
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) blue (d) Vivaan
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) sweet
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Isha (c) bag (d) carried
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opens a big box every day.” (a) Isha (b) opens (c) box (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) kicks (c) Pooja (d) ball
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera carries a big bag every day.” (a) Meera (b) bag (c) carries (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) Diya (d) long
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Isha (c) ripe (d) mango
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) Tara (c) buys (d) small
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a small toy every day.” (a) Kabir (b) buys (c) toy (d) small
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) book (d) Kunal
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) quickly (c) kicks
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Dev (d) wrote
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opens a small box every day.” (a) small (b) Arjun (c) opens (d) box
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Farhan (c) big (d) carries
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Rahul (b) ripe (c) mango (d) eats
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Rohan (c) sweet (d) song
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) quickly (c) writes
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) wrote (c) short (d) letter
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) sang (c) song (d) Kabir
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) quickly (c) long
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) box (c) Diya (d) opens
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) small
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Ira (b) draws (c) colourful (d) picture
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Pooja (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries

Answer key

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

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