Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 162 · 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?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) had (c) whispered
2. 2.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) munched (b) tiptoed (c) tumbled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) went (c) burned
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) went (c) wandered
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) went (c) plunged
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) tumbled
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) munched (b) slammed (c) wandered
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) made
9. 9.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) stared (b) soared (c) tossed
10. 10.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) tumbled (c) grabbed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) whispered (b) slammed (c) dashed
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) went (b) threw (c) hurled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) leapt (b) trudged (c) grabbed
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) went
15. 15.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) tossed (b) scribbled (c) muttered
16. 16.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) sobbed (b) scrubbed (c) glanced
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) got (b) fluttered (c) flew
18. 18.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) tossed (c) grabbed
19. 19.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) nibbled (c) plunged
20. 20.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) gobbled (b) slammed (c) muttered
21. 21.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) trudged (c) gulped
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) got (b) spoke (c) muttered
23. 23.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) scribbled (b) crawled (c) clutched
24. 24.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) sipped (c) tiptoed
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) soared (b) strolled (c) nibbled
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) had (c) laughed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) scrubbed (c) leapt
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) grabbed (b) giggled (c) sprinkled
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) ate (c) went
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) dashed (c) tossed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) grabbed (b) fluttered (c) staggered
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) sprinkled (b) trudged (c) whispered
33. 33.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) muttered (c) dashed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) nibbled (c) trudged
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) tumbled (b) scribbled (c) leapt
36. 36.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) glanced (c) giggled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) scrubbed (b) fluttered (c) leapt
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) blazed (b) sipped (c) leapt
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) whispered (b) soared (c) tiptoed
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) blazed (c) scrubbed

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