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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 991 · 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)? “Aisha read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) Aisha (c) new (d) read
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) slowly
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) mango (c) ate (d) Meera
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) colourful
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) slowly (c) new
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) rode (b) new (c) bicycle (d) Saanvi
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan buys a new toy every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) toy (c) buys (d) new
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) wall (c) Nisha (d) painted
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) song (b) Sneha (c) sang (d) sweet
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) draws (d) Ananya
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha kicks a red ball every day.” (a) red (b) ball (c) Sneha (d) kicks
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) carried (b) Sneha (c) heavy (d) bag
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the letter every day. (a) long (b) writes (c) slowly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) picture (d) Aarav
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash bought a new toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Yash (c) new (d) toy
  19. 19.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) paints (c) tall
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) small
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a big box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) Ishaan (c) box (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) bought (b) Ira (c) small (d) toy
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) bag (c) carried (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) happy (c) Sneha (d) song
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) colourful (c) Dev (d) picture
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Isha (b) picture (c) colourful (d) draws
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) Saanvi (c) book (d) funny
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Kunal (c) big (d) ball
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) happily
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) Rahul (c) toy (d) buys
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Farhan
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Riya ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) happily (c) draws
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera flies a new kite every day.” (a) kite (b) Meera (c) new (d) flies
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Saanvi (c) bag (d) carried
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) Rohan (b) small (c) bought (d) toy
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a big box yesterday.” (a) big (b) Arjun (c) opened (d) box

Answer key

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

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