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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 966 · 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)? “Karan kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Karan (c) ball (d) red
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) small (b) Farhan (c) opened (d) box
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) quickly (c) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal writes a short letter every day.” (a) Kunal (b) writes (c) letter (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) Priya (c) wrote (d) short
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Meera
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) Pooja (c) letter (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) red (c) Kavya (d) flew
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Karan (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) picture (c) big (d) drew
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Ananya (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) new
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) buys
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Omkar (d) kicked
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) slowly (c) big
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Saanvi
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Aarav (b) bag (c) carried (d) heavy
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) tall (d) Omkar
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) colourful (c) drew (d) picture
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) happy
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) slowly (c) eats
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) happily
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) happily
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) blue (c) rides
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Zoya
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Arjun (d) kicked
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Manav (c) new (d) kite
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) new
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Manav
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) Kunal (d) mango
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) big (c) Dev (d) opened

Answer key

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

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