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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 988 · 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: Aarav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) toy (d) Rahul
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) Karan (c) red (d) kite
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya writes a short letter every day.” (a) Aditya (b) letter (c) short (d) writes
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) Ananya (b) mango (c) eats (d) ripe
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) Aisha (d) wall
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera writes a long letter every day.” (a) Meera (b) long (c) letter (d) writes
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) happily
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Zoya
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) carries
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) bought (c) toy (d) Karan
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Ananya
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) funny (c) reads
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) Vivaan (c) small (d) opened
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carries a big bag every day.” (a) Nisha (b) carries (c) bag (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) toy (c) small (d) Sneha
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) juicy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) paints (c) slowly
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra carries a big bag every day.” (a) Myra (b) bag (c) big (d) carries
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the song every day. (a) happy (b) sings (c) happily
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Manav (b) sweet (c) sings (d) song
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) heavy (c) Aarav (d) bag
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the box every day. (a) happily (b) opens (c) small
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) bought (c) toy (d) Kabir
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) big (d) Meera
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) slowly
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) slowly
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) Neel (b) bag (c) carries (d) heavy
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) box (c) Aarav (d) opened
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a red kite every day.” (a) kite (b) red (c) flies (d) Kabir
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) juicy (c) Myra (d) mango
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flies a new kite every day.” (a) new (b) Aditya (c) flies (d) kite
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly

Answer key

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

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