Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 190 · 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 “threw” in this sentence?
   “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) dashed (b) hurled (c) wandered
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) munched (b) whispered (c) dashed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) went (c) tumbled
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) sobbed (b) crawled (c) tumbled
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) sipped (b) crawled (c) grabbed
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
   “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) soared (b) scribbled (c) scrubbed
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) had (c) fluttered
8. 8.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) strolled (b) stared (c) sipped
9. 9.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scrubbed (b) clutched (c) scribbled
10. 10.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) gulped (c) clutched
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) did
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) got (b) drank (c) sipped
13. 13.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) gulped (b) peered (c) wandered
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) slammed (b) crept (c) giggled
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) tumbled (b) sprinkled (c) whispered
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) peered (c) had
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) came
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) made (c) cried
19. 19.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) tossed (b) sprinkled (c) leapt
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) shouted (b) fluttered (c) strolled
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) crept (b) munched (c) plunged
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) soared (b) grabbed (c) nibbled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) soared (b) wandered (c) gobbled
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) grabbed (b) blazed (c) scribbled
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) staggered (b) glanced (c) shouted
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) wrote (c) came
27. 27.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) fluttered (c) gobbled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) stared (b) crawled (c) fluttered
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) did (b) munched (c) ate
30. 30.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) sobbed (b) staggered (c) clutched
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) staggered (b) gobbled (c) wandered
32. 32.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) wandered (b) crawled (c) tumbled
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) nibbled (b) slammed (c) hurled
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) clutched (c) came
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) made (c) put
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) had (b) tiptoed (c) walked
37. 37.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) glanced (b) shouted (c) munched
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) blazed (b) crept (c) scribbled
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) sprinkled (c) glanced
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) got (b) crept (c) went

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