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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 987 · 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: Tara ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) new (c) reads
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) kite (c) flew (d) red
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Yash (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) Kunal (d) buys
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) sings (c) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) sings (b) Aarav (c) sweet (d) song
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) quickly (c) rides
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Arjun (d) kite
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) opened (d) Neel
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Saanvi
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) kite (c) Meera (d) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel flies a new kite every day.” (a) Neel (b) kite (c) flies (d) new
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) slowly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Meera (d) paints
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) big (c) bag (d) Karan
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) ripe (b) mango (c) eats (d) Isha
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha draws a big picture every day.” (a) draws (b) big (c) picture (d) Aisha
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) reads (c) funny
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) happily
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Vivaan (c) ripe (d) mango
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) toy (c) small (d) bought
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) slowly (c) opens
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Priya (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rides
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Rohan (c) box (d) big
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) long (c) writes
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) big (c) carries
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) happily
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) slowly (c) sweet
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Zoya (d) rode
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) kicked (c) ball (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) Myra (d) rides
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) Arjun (c) ripe (d) mango
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) eats (c) juicy

Answer key

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

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