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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 985 · 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 flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) flies (d) Rohan
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Sneha (c) opens (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) letter (c) wrote (d) long
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Riya (c) red (d) flies
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) Manav (d) bought
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) quickly
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) reads
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) slowly (c) big
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) draws (c) Isha (d) picture
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) happily
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Yash (b) eats (c) mango (d) ripe
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) book (c) read (d) new
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) flew (c) kite (d) new
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) rides (c) Zoya (d) bicycle
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra kicks a big ball every day.” (a) big (b) Myra (c) kicks (d) ball
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) writes (c) long
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Neel (b) song (c) sang (d) sweet
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) happily (b) rides (c) new
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) Isha (c) picture (d) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) small (c) quickly
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Karan (d) buys
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel writes a short letter every day.” (a) short (b) Neel (c) letter (d) writes
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carried (d) Yash
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) ate (b) Isha (c) mango (d) juicy
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Tara (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan reads a funny book every day.” (a) funny (b) reads (c) Vivaan (d) book
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) bought (d) Rohan
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) quickly (c) new
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) wall (d) Manav
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Priya (c) bicycle (d) rode
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opens a big box every day.” (a) Aditya (b) big (c) box (d) opens

Answer key

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

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