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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 999 · 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)? “Farhan writes a short letter every day.” (a) Farhan (b) writes (c) letter (d) short
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera kicks a red ball every day.” (a) kicks (b) Meera (c) ball (d) red
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Saanvi (c) painted (d) wall
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicks a red ball every day.” (a) Tara (b) kicks (c) ball (d) red
  6. 6.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the wall every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) paints
  7. 7.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the bag every day. (a) slowly (b) carries (c) heavy
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav buys a new toy every day.” (a) new (b) buys (c) Aarav (d) toy
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) draws (d) Rahul
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a new book every day.” (a) Yash (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) blue (b) happily (c) rides
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav sings a happy song every day.” (a) song (b) Aarav (c) happy (d) sings
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the letter every day. (a) slowly (b) short (c) writes
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) quickly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the picture every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) draws
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carries a big bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) Manav (d) big
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) new (c) reads
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Ishaan (d) small
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) eats (c) ripe
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun paints a long wall every day.” (a) Arjun (b) long (c) wall (d) paints
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) rides
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) quickly (c) big
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) Vivaan (c) song (d) sings
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the wall every day. (a) long (b) happily (c) paints
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya paints a long wall every day.” (a) Riya (b) paints (c) long (d) wall
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) sang (c) sweet (d) song
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aditya (c) flew (d) kite
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) long (c) Ira (d) wall
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carried (d) Manav
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) Vivaan (c) bag (d) heavy
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) slowly (c) kicks
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Meera ___ the box every day. (a) small (b) opens (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) slowly (c) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Aarav (c) kite (d) flew
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) tall
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the picture every day. (a) colourful (b) draws (c) quickly

Answer key

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

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