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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 964 · 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: Neel ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Aditya (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) happily (b) buys (c) new
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) Kunal (d) ate
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Manav
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) Dev (d) read
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) ripe (c) eats
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Priya (c) painted (d) wall
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) picture (c) Priya (d) drew
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) Rohan (c) picture (d) draws
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) Nisha (d) opened
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Sneha
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) rides (c) blue (d) Farhan
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Tara (d) opened
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) new (c) bicycle (d) rode
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) Riya (c) long (d) wall
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) book (d) Arjun
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sings a happy song every day.” (a) Meera (b) sings (c) song (d) happy
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Zoya (c) writes (d) long
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Aisha (b) wall (c) long (d) painted
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) funny (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) song (b) happy (c) sang (d) Aarav
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) Rohan (c) kicks (d) red
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Ishaan
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) buys
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) slowly
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sang (d) Omkar
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flew (d) Arjun
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flies a red kite every day.” (a) Neel (b) kite (c) flies (d) red
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) tall (c) paints
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) box (c) opened (d) small

Answer key

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

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