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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 977 · 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)? “Rohan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) Rohan (d) drew
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Pooja (c) big (d) picture
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) long (c) wrote (d) Kabir
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) ball (c) Ananya (d) kicked
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) kicks
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flew (d) Kunal
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) kicks
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Pooja (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carries
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Sneha (d) read
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) big
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya writes a long letter every day.” (a) letter (b) Diya (c) long (d) writes
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) quickly
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) quickly
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav writes a long letter every day.” (a) Manav (b) letter (c) writes (d) long
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) book (c) Manav (d) read
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) quickly
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) slowly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Aarav
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) wall (c) painted (d) tall
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) funny
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) happily
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) long (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Arjun (c) rides (d) blue
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) rides (c) bicycle (d) new
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) book (c) Neel (d) reads
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Meera (c) ripe (d) mango
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra reads a new book every day.” (a) Myra (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Kunal (c) wall (d) painted

Answer key

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

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