Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 106 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Show HOW): Spot the weak verb: went, ate, said, looked, walked, took. Ask HOW it was done: quietly? greedily? quickly? Choose the strong verb that means exactly that: tiptoed, gobbled, dashed.

1. 1.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) did (b) tossed (c) threw
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) scribbled (b) soared (c) grabbed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) made (c) scribbled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) scribbled (b) strolled (c) fluttered
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) went (b) trudged (c) walked
6. 6.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) sobbed (b) trudged (c) grabbed
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
   “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) crawled (c) staggered
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) came (c) sipped
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) came (c) gobbled
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) gobbled (c) tumbled
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) gulped (b) stared (c) scrubbed
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) strolled (b) dashed (c) hurled
13. 13.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) munched (b) gobbled (c) wandered
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) grabbed (b) sipped (c) soared
15. 15.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) crawled (b) munched (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) did (c) muttered
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) got (b) shut (c) slammed
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) got (b) sprinkled (c) put
19. 19.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) giggled (c) slammed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) dashed (c) muttered
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) got (b) burned (c) blazed
22. 22.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) fluttered (b) giggled (c) hurled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) shouted (b) slammed (c) soared
24. 24.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scribbled (b) scrubbed (c) sprinkled
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) came (b) drank (c) gulped
26. 26.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) shouted (c) soared
27. 27.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) muttered (b) strolled (c) peered
28. 28.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) whispered (b) leapt (c) giggled
29. 29.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) raced (b) tiptoed (c) clutched
30. 30.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) whispered (c) tiptoed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) strolled (c) gulped
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) had
33. 33.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) slammed (c) scribbled
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) did (b) grabbed (c) took
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) crawled (b) grabbed (c) shouted
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) got
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) glanced (b) trudged (c) muttered
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) scrubbed (b) nibbled (c) crawled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) got (c) jumped
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) had (c) sobbed

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