Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 22 · 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?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) made (b) went (c) crept
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) made (b) leapt (c) jumped
3. 3.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) leapt (b) strolled (c) muttered
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) got (b) muttered (c) spoke
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) came (c) shouted
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) got
7. 7.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) sobbed (c) soared
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) got (b) giggled (c) laughed
9. 9.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) scribbled (b) crept (c) hurled
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) had (c) trudged
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) had (c) sipped
12. 12.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) tossed (b) shouted (c) leapt
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) got (b) wrote (c) scribbled
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) peered (c) gobbled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) blazed (c) crawled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) giggled (b) sipped (c) tiptoed
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) staggered (c) sipped
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) raced (b) gobbled (c) leapt
19. 19.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) gulped (b) sobbed (c) dashed
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) got (b) dashed (c) ran
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) shouted (b) gobbled (c) staggered
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) scrubbed (b) slammed (c) munched
23. 23.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) gobbled
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) whispered (b) grabbed (c) crawled
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) went (b) glanced (c) looked
26. 26.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tumbled (b) tiptoed (c) grabbed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) grabbed (b) giggled (c) scribbled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) plunged (c) tossed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) dashed (b) sprinkled (c) glanced
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) tiptoed (c) crawled
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) leapt (b) giggled (c) gulped
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) strolled (c) went
33. 33.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) stared (b) clutched (c) crept
34. 34.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) scribbled (b) gulped (c) trudged
35. 35.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) tiptoed (c) sprinkled
36. 36.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) fluttered (b) sprinkled (c) strolled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) stared (b) tiptoed (c) blazed
38. 38.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) scribbled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) went
40. 40.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) fluttered (c) crawled

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