Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 217 · 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?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) came (b) threw (c) tossed
2. 2.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) tossed (b) giggled (c) scribbled
3. 3.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) muttered (b) hurled (c) gulped
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) made (c) stared
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) got (b) glanced (c) looked
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) sprinkled (b) giggled (c) grabbed
7. 7.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) hurled (b) muttered (c) dashed
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) made (b) scribbled (c) wrote
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) scribbled (b) tumbled (c) strolled
10. 10.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) crawled (b) nibbled (c) scrubbed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) hurled (b) glanced (c) gulped
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) got
13. 13.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) sipped (c) slammed
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) nibbled (c) muttered
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) slammed (c) did
16. 16.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) sobbed (b) shouted (c) plunged
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) came (b) threw (c) hurled
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) tossed (c) slammed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) munched (c) soared
20. 20.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) dashed (b) stared (c) blazed
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) came (c) walked
22. 22.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) scribbled (c) tossed
23. 23.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) scrubbed (b) crept (c) munched
24. 24.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) munched (c) hurled
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) clutched (b) nibbled (c) tiptoed
26. 26.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) dashed (b) gobbled (c) peered
27. 27.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) fluttered (c) muttered
28. 28.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) sipped (b) shouted (c) leapt
29. 29.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) giggled (b) slammed (c) plunged
30. 30.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) scrubbed (c) tumbled
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) shouted (b) staggered (c) clutched
32. 32.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) tiptoed (b) staggered (c) whispered
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) did (c) clutched
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) had (c) jumped
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) muttered (b) gulped (c) trudged
36. 36.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) blazed (b) glanced (c) grabbed
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) sprinkled (b) peered (c) gobbled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) muttered (b) nibbled (c) wandered
39. 39.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) sipped (b) strolled (c) soared
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) had (c) wandered

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