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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 978 · 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)? “Tara rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) rode (c) bicycle (d) new
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) writes (c) letter (d) Isha
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) flies (c) kite (d) Rohan
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) sweet (c) Neel (d) song
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) happily (c) red
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) Aarav (b) toy (c) new (d) buys
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) short (c) writes
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) Priya (c) kicks (d) ball
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) ball (c) kicked (d) big
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) ripe (c) quickly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) Dev (c) long (d) painted
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opens a small box every day.” (a) box (b) small (c) opens (d) Neel
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) slowly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) kicked (c) Yash (d) red
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) Kabir (d) red
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Rohan (c) opens (d) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) small
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a red ball every day.” (a) ball (b) red (c) Myra (d) kicks
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) heavy (c) bag (d) carried
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) juicy
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera reads a new book every day.” (a) new (b) Meera (c) reads (d) book
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Yash (b) kicks (c) red (d) ball
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) flew (c) new (d) Kunal
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) picture (c) drew (d) colourful
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Isha (b) red (c) ball (d) kicks
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) sings
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) quickly
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira reads a new book every day.” (a) Ira (b) reads (c) new (d) book
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) colourful (c) draws
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) bicycle (c) Omkar (d) blue
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes

Answer key

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

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