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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 981 · 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 sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) Tara (d) song
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) quickly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Riya (c) book (d) read
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) quickly (c) rides
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Priya (b) picture (c) colourful (d) draws
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) blue
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) big (d) Neel
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) big (c) opens
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) opened (c) box (d) Meera
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Karan (d) letter
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) wall (c) tall (d) Kavya
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) juicy (c) eats
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) happily (c) sings
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir writes a short letter every day.” (a) letter (b) short (c) Kabir (d) writes
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) eats (c) Aditya (d) mango
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Saanvi (c) kicks (d) ball
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) short
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) Yash (c) rode (d) blue
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) slowly (c) new
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) Rahul (c) sweet (d) song
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) slowly (c) ripe
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) happily (c) carries
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Aisha (c) picture (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi buys a small toy every day.” (a) Saanvi (b) small (c) buys (d) toy
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) Zoya (c) ripe (d) ate
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) short (c) letter (d) Ananya
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) heavy (c) bag (d) Ishaan

Answer key

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

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