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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 965 · 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: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a big box every day.” (a) Diya (b) opens (c) big (d) box
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) new (c) toy (d) Vivaan
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Nisha (b) sings (c) sweet (d) song
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a long wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Kunal (c) opened (d) box
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) slowly (c) sings
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Pooja (c) long (d) letter
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) opens
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira draws a big picture every day.” (a) Ira (b) big (c) draws (d) picture
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aarav (c) read (d) book
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Aisha (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) flies
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) rides (c) Sneha (d) bicycle
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) happily
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) writes (c) Nisha (d) letter
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Rohan (c) ball (d) kicked
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) slowly (b) opens (c) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) painted (c) wall (d) long
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya sings a sweet song every day.” (a) song (b) Aditya (c) sweet (d) sings
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) reads (c) happily
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) blue
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Neel (c) new (d) book
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Zoya (c) bicycle (d) rides
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Vivaan (d) kite
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) painted (c) long (d) wall
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Pooja (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a funny book every day.” (a) Myra (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies

Answer key

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

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