Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 231 · 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 strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) leapt (c) clutched
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
   “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) sprinkled (c) nibbled
3. 3.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) munched (b) staggered (c) glanced
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) clutched (b) blazed (c) trudged
5. 5.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) tiptoed (b) trudged (c) plunged
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
   “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) scribbled (b) clutched (c) gobbled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) crawled (c) sipped
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) scrubbed (b) grabbed (c) gobbled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
   “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) clutched (b) leapt (c) nibbled
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) had (c) stared
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) came (c) walked
12. 12.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) clutched (b) whispered (c) raced
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) blazed (b) raced (c) munched
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) had
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) made (b) walked (c) wandered
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) clutched (c) giggled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) gobbled (b) tiptoed (c) giggled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) dashed (c) sipped
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) gulped (c) scrubbed
20. 20.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) crept (b) leapt (c) munched
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) spoke (c) had
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) came (c) fluttered
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) giggled (b) blazed (c) grabbed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) soared (b) crawled (c) blazed
25. 25.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) munched (c) giggled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) peered (c) sobbed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) munched (b) sipped (c) wandered
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) made (b) spoke (c) muttered
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) scrubbed (b) hurled (c) shouted
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) sprinkled (c) giggled
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) had (c) sipped
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) wandered (b) leapt (c) sipped
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) made (c) burned
34. 34.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) glanced (c) munched
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) came (b) scribbled (c) wrote
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) leapt (b) dashed (c) tossed
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) went (c) looked
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) did (b) sobbed (c) cried
39. 39.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) scribbled (b) trudged (c) clutched
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) staggered (c) went

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