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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 986 · 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)? “Yash carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) carried (c) bag (d) heavy
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Diya (d) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) Manav (c) sang (d) song
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya flies a new kite every day.” (a) Ananya (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a tall wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Arjun (c) tall (d) wall
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir opens a big box every day.” (a) Kabir (b) big (c) box (d) opens
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) small (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) writes
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) eats (d) Omkar
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) Aditya (d) long
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happily (c) happy
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Neel (c) box (d) opened
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) Zoya (b) eats (c) juicy (d) mango
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev draws a big picture every day.” (a) Dev (b) picture (c) draws (d) big
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) quickly (c) draws
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) ball (c) Yash (d) red
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the bag every day. (a) quickly (b) carries (c) heavy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) juicy (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) quickly (c) ripe
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) letter (b) wrote (c) long (d) Manav
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya draws a big picture every day.” (a) big (b) picture (c) draws (d) Priya
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) ate (d) Vivaan
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Kunal (c) toy (d) buys
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) Omkar (c) letter (d) wrote
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara flies a new kite every day.” (a) Tara (b) new (c) kite (d) flies
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) toy (d) Priya
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) quickly (c) red
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  34. 34.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) draws (c) quickly
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) writes (c) short
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) Kavya (c) funny (d) book
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rides (d) Sneha
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new

Answer key

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

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