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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 962 · 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: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) kicks
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) happy (c) sang (d) song
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Nisha (c) writes (d) short
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) quickly
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) Isha (d) blue
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Yash (d) eats
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Zoya
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Pooja (d) read
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Priya (c) rode (d) blue
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) draws
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) long (c) wall (d) painted
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) blue (c) Kavya (d) bicycle
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) letter (c) short (d) wrote
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) red (c) ball (d) kicks
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) Manav (c) song (d) sang
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) quickly (c) big
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a long letter every day.” (a) Diya (b) letter (c) writes (d) long
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Kavya (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) slowly (c) carries
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a new book every day.” (a) Zoya (b) new (c) book (d) reads
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) letter (c) short (d) Rahul
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) slowly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) Dev (d) book
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) book (c) new (d) Ira
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) Arjun (d) ate

Answer key

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

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