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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 969 · 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)? “Kabir opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) box (d) opened
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) flies (c) red
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sweet (c) sings
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Meera (d) long
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) rides (c) slowly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) box (c) Aisha (d) big
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) Arjun (d) book
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a funny book every day.” (a) Diya (b) funny (c) book (d) reads
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Vivaan
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) new (c) rode (d) bicycle
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) painted (d) Meera
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) big (d) Priya
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Kavya (c) wall (d) long
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) long (c) wrote (d) letter
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) heavy (c) carries
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) long
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Aarav (c) opened (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Diya (c) new (d) read
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) Isha (d) wall
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) sweet (c) sang (d) Karan
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) sings (c) Myra (d) song
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a short letter every day.” (a) Kabir (b) short (c) letter (d) writes
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) juicy (c) ate (d) Manav
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) Nisha (c) tall (d) paints
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) small (c) toy (d) bought
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) big (d) Isha
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) mango (c) ripe (d) Riya

Answer key

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

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