Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 206 · 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?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) muttered
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
   “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) peered (b) crept (c) tumbled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) got (c) threw
4. 4.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) slammed (c) sprinkled
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) went (c) munched
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) blazed (b) plunged (c) tossed
7. 7.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) sipped (b) gobbled (c) leapt
8. 8.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) gulped (b) hurled (c) raced
9. 9.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) giggled (b) fluttered (c) clutched
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) glanced (b) crawled (c) sipped
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) wandered (c) scribbled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) glanced (b) sprinkled (c) sipped
13. 13.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) plunged (c) glanced
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) raced (c) got
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) fluttered (c) trudged
16. 16.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) hurled (b) tiptoed (c) sipped
17. 17.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) plunged (c) gulped
18. 18.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) crept (b) dashed (c) sprinkled
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) ate (c) came
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) got (c) tumbled
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) nibbled (b) grabbed (c) glanced
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) blazed (c) plunged
23. 23.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) giggled (b) glanced (c) slammed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) munched (b) blazed (c) sprinkled
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) went (c) walked
26. 26.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) whispered (b) wandered (c) slammed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) tumbled (c) fluttered
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) tiptoed (b) crawled (c) shouted
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) looked (c) got
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) scrubbed (c) wandered
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) grabbed (c) tumbled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) went (b) grabbed (c) took
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) raced (b) scribbled (c) crawled
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) did (b) tiptoed (c) walked
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) shouted (b) gobbled (c) plunged
36. 36.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) munched (b) blazed (c) staggered
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) went (c) flew
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) tumbled (b) dashed (c) nibbled
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) sobbed (b) gobbled (c) leapt
40. 40.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) gobbled (b) sprinkled (c) soared

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