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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 972 · 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: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) kicks
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) red (d) Riya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) Aarav (c) big (d) drew
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) red (d) Ananya
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Meera
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) happily (c) writes
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) kicked (c) Sneha (d) ball
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) new (c) flies (d) Riya
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sweet (b) song (c) sings (d) Kabir
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) buys
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) small (c) bought (d) Priya
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) paints (c) long
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) long (d) Yash
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) buys
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Pooja (d) writes
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) Farhan (c) bought (d) toy
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sings
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) Omkar (c) bicycle (d) blue
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) sweet
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya buys a new toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Priya (d) new
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) sweet (c) song (d) Omkar
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) slowly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a long wall every day.” (a) wall (b) long (c) paints (d) Riya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan kicks a big ball every day.” (a) Rohan (b) big (c) ball (d) kicks
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) rode (c) blue (d) Karan
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Isha (b) red (c) kicks (d) ball
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Yash (c) opened (d) small
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) big (c) draws (d) Pooja
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Nisha (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Ananya (c) kicked (d) ball
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar opens a big box every day.” (a) opens (b) box (c) Omkar (d) big
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) small (d) Aditya

Answer key

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

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