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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 979 · 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: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) new (c) happily
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) new (c) flew (d) kite
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) carries
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Aisha (c) song (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Aisha (c) mango (d) ate
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opens a small box every day.” (a) Kunal (b) small (c) opens (d) box
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a red kite every day.” (a) red (b) flies (c) Tara (d) kite
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) Saanvi (d) wall
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) happily (c) opens
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan buys a small toy every day.” (a) Rohan (b) toy (c) buys (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan paints a tall wall every day.” (a) Karan (b) paints (c) tall (d) wall
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) new (c) reads
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the picture every day. (a) slowly (b) colourful (c) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Aarav (d) heavy
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) quickly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) long
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Meera (c) happy (d) song
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) reads (b) book (c) Yash (d) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan draws a big picture every day.” (a) Farhan (b) draws (c) picture (d) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opens a small box every day.” (a) Aditya (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev read a new book yesterday.” (a) Dev (b) new (c) read (d) book
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya opens a small box every day.” (a) Diya (b) box (c) opens (d) small
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) heavy (c) carries
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) slowly (c) short
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Aisha (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) ripe
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carries a big bag every day.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) carries (d) bag
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Priya (c) kicked (d) big
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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