Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 210 · 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) came (b) dashed (c) ran
2. 2.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) crept (b) sprinkled (c) soared
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
   “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) grabbed (c) whispered
4. 4.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) glanced (c) tossed
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
   “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) tumbled (b) whispered (c) crept
6. 6.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) soared (b) plunged (c) gobbled
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) came (c) leapt
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) did (c) gulped
9. 9.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) dashed (b) fluttered (c) stared
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) had (b) hurled (c) threw
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) clutched (c) staggered
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) gobbled (c) leapt
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) did (c) gobbled
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) scrubbed (c) hurled
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) soared (b) tossed (c) nibbled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) staggered (b) fluttered (c) scrubbed
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) muttered (b) soared (c) crawled
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) hurled (b) raced (c) glanced
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) hurled (b) tiptoed (c) grabbed
20. 20.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) strolled (b) slammed (c) grabbed
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) plunged (b) clutched (c) scribbled
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) muttered (c) soared
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) had (c) raced
24. 24.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) sipped (c) staggered
25. 25.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) soared (b) scribbled (c) fluttered
26. 26.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) shouted (b) dashed (c) slammed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) sobbed (b) gulped (c) raced
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) soared (b) gulped (c) dashed
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) had (c) shouted
30. 30.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) scribbled (b) scrubbed (c) shouted
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) did (b) went (c) crept
32. 32.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) raced (b) tiptoed (c) tossed
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) went (c) peered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) slammed (c) whispered
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) glanced (c) came
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) ate (c) went
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) went (b) scribbled (c) wrote
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) tossed (c) scribbled
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) glanced (b) gulped (c) sprinkled
40. 40.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) giggled (b) gulped (c) tiptoed

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