Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 144 · 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 strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) peered (c) crawled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) went
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) came (b) crawled (c) moved
4. 4.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) slammed (c) wandered
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) glanced (c) went
6. 6.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) strolled (c) glanced
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) went (b) looked (c) peered
8. 8.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) tossed (b) wandered (c) muttered
9. 9.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) muttered (b) nibbled (c) glanced
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) got (c) tossed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) crept (b) fluttered (c) gulped
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) grabbed (c) soared
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) raced (c) did
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) whispered (b) muttered (c) sprinkled
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) hurled (c) peered
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) trudged (b) hurled (c) crawled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) sipped (b) crawled (c) glanced
18. 18.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) muttered (b) wandered (c) munched
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) drank (c) went
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) got (c) stared
21. 21.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) dashed (c) plunged
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) shouted (c) gulped
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) giggled (c) gulped
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) sipped
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) went
26. 26.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) strolled (c) tossed
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) got (b) clutched (c) held
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) crawled (b) staggered (c) slammed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) sobbed (b) blazed (c) staggered
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) came (c) drank
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) sprinkled (b) gobbled (c) tumbled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) went (c) ran
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) made (b) took (c) grabbed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) whispered (c) sobbed
35. 35.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) blazed (b) tossed (c) gulped
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) muttered (b) blazed (c) tiptoed
37. 37.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) dashed (b) tossed (c) fluttered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) hurled (b) fluttered (c) muttered
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) nibbled (b) shouted (c) crawled
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) sipped (b) scribbled (c) gobbled

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