Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 21 · 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?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) dashed (c) did
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) came (b) tumbled (c) fell
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) did (c) sprinkled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) crept (b) grabbed (c) blazed
5. 5.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) plunged (b) hurled (c) sprinkled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) came
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) muttered (b) giggled (c) grabbed
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) munched (c) muttered
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) burned (c) came
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) went (b) leapt (c) jumped
11. 11.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) sipped (b) crept (c) hurled
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) nibbled (b) plunged (c) dashed
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) clutched (b) crept (c) scrubbed
14. 14.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) strolled (b) munched (c) dashed
15. 15.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) blazed (b) sobbed (c) scrubbed
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) nibbled (b) peered (c) crawled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) had (c) clutched
18. 18.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) slammed (b) tumbled (c) shouted
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) crawled (b) glanced (c) muttered
20. 20.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) nibbled (b) plunged (c) wandered
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) stared (c) nibbled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) had (c) crept
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) strolled (b) scribbled (c) crawled
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) came (c) cried
25. 25.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) stared (c) soared
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) went
27. 27.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) sprinkled (b) whispered (c) stared
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) stared (b) nibbled (c) sprinkled
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) crawled (c) fluttered
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) gobbled (b) clutched (c) crept
31. 31.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) staggered (c) tiptoed
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) crept (b) nibbled (c) dashed
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) muttered (c) staggered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) blazed (b) plunged (c) strolled
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) did (b) plunged (c) fell
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) made (c) wandered
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) tiptoed (b) stared (c) gobbled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) hurled (b) tiptoed (c) whispered
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) had (b) looked (c) glanced
40. 40.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) nibbled (b) slammed (c) peered

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