Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 183 · 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 could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
   “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) grabbed (c) sobbed
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) came
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) staggered (b) sprinkled (c) soared
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) plunged (b) scribbled (c) crawled
5. 5.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) shouted (b) crawled (c) stared
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) made (c) glanced
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) got (b) plunged (c) fell
8. 8.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) tumbled (c) sobbed
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) did (b) soared (c) flew
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) blazed (c) plunged
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) stared (b) gobbled (c) crept
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) hurled (b) tossed (c) raced
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) strolled (b) crept (c) stared
14. 14.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) staggered (b) tiptoed (c) scribbled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) strolled (b) scrubbed (c) slammed
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) crept (b) sipped (c) muttered
17. 17.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) gobbled (c) tossed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) scrubbed (c) plunged
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) made (b) looked (c) peered
20. 20.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) staggered (b) crawled (c) slammed
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) went (c) sobbed
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) went (c) raced
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) scribbled (b) nibbled (c) tiptoed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) sobbed (b) clutched (c) scrubbed
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) scribbled (b) trudged (c) stared
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) strolled (b) sobbed (c) scrubbed
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) went (c) walked
28. 28.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) crawled (b) blazed (c) shouted
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) got (c) munched
30. 30.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) gulped (c) shouted
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) blazed (b) shouted (c) glanced
32. 32.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) tossed (c) tiptoed
33. 33.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) munched (c) raced
34. 34.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) hurled (b) crept (c) tumbled
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) came (b) crawled (c) moved
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) fluttered (b) plunged (c) sprinkled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) put (c) had
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) got (b) spoke (c) whispered
39. 39.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) sipped (b) tossed (c) fluttered
40. 40.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) dashed (b) clutched (c) stared

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