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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 998 · 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: Zoya ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) quickly
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya writes a short letter every day.” (a) writes (b) letter (c) short (d) Ananya
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) bicycle (c) blue (d) rode
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Farhan (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) big (c) opened (d) box
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) red (c) kite (d) Kunal
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav reads a new book every day.” (a) Aarav (b) reads (c) book (d) new
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) happily (c) reads
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) Vivaan (c) big (d) opens
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) happily (c) paints
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) Rahul (b) ball (c) big (d) kicked
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) happily (c) long
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi eats a ripe mango every day.” (a) eats (b) ripe (c) mango (d) Saanvi
  14. 14.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) Aditya (c) wall (d) long
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) bought (d) Vivaan
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) new (c) Karan (d) kite
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) slowly (c) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Aisha (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) kicked (d) Saanvi
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Priya (b) small (c) opened (d) box
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) red (b) flew (c) Priya (d) kite
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Rohan (d) rides
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) kite (c) new (d) flew
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) happily (c) new
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) new
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) flies (c) red
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) big
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha paints a tall wall every day.” (a) wall (b) paints (c) Isha (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav carries a big bag every day.” (a) bag (b) Aarav (c) carries (d) big
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the bag every day. (a) happily (b) carries (c) big
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Tara (c) box (d) opens
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) rides (c) blue
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) painted (c) Diya (d) wall
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) funny (b) slowly (c) reads
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sings (c) happy
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) happily (c) long
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) quickly (c) colourful

Answer key

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

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