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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 983 · 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)? “Rahul carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) Rahul (d) big
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) long (c) slowly
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Nisha (d) painted
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) kicks
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Kabir (d) buys
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) slowly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ripe (c) ate (d) Arjun
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) happily (c) sings
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) read (c) Meera (d) book
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) draws (b) Omkar (c) colourful (d) picture
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) blue (c) rides
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) big
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) Aisha (d) song
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Ananya (b) ball (c) kicked (d) red
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the song every day. (a) sweet (b) quickly (c) sings
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) Pooja (c) mango (d) eats
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Ishaan (c) kicked (d) ball
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) funny (c) read (d) Omkar
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) slowly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) small
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) big (b) Karan (c) ball (d) kicked
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) sang (c) song (d) sweet
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) colourful
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) new (c) happily
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) big (c) opened (d) box

Answer key

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

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