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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 99 · 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: Dev ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) big (c) happily
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) bag (c) big (d) Nisha
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) juicy (c) mango (d) ate
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flies a red kite every day.” (a) Kunal (b) flies (c) red (d) kite
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) small (c) opens
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) Manav (c) big (d) draws
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Aditya (d) bought
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opens a small box every day.” (a) opens (b) small (c) Myra (d) box
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rode
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) quickly (c) carries
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) letter (c) wrote (d) Omkar
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun sings a happy song every day.” (a) sings (b) song (c) Arjun (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) big (c) Dev (d) picture
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) happily
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) happy (d) Zoya
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Meera (b) kicked (c) ball (d) big
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) slowly (b) rides (c) new
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) quickly (c) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) kicks
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) funny (c) Kabir (d) reads
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) buys
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul writes a long letter every day.” (a) writes (b) Rahul (c) letter (d) long
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Saanvi (b) bag (c) big (d) carried
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) slowly (c) big
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) small (c) toy (d) Ananya
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) small (c) toy (d) Aisha
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) short (b) wrote (c) Meera (d) letter
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar writes a long letter every day.” (a) Omkar (b) letter (c) writes (d) long
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) new (d) Yash
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) new (b) toy (c) bought (d) Karan
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the mango every day. (a) eats (b) happily (c) ripe
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Omkar (b) blue (c) rides (d) bicycle
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) happily (c) flies
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) small (c) bought (d) toy

Answer key

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

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