Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 239 · 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?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) did (c) held
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) did (c) hurled
3. 3.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) shouted (c) hurled
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) came (c) took
5. 5.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) glanced (b) strolled (c) fluttered
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) tossed (c) soared
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
   “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) nibbled (b) glanced (c) crept
8. 8.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) leapt (c) peered
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) sprinkled (c) muttered
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) did
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) glanced (b) slammed (c) gulped
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) burned (c) had
13. 13.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) tumbled (b) munched (c) slammed
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) sipped (c) went
15. 15.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) clutched (b) scrubbed (c) scribbled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) clutched (b) blazed (c) dashed
17. 17.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) blazed (b) trudged (c) munched
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) had (c) raced
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) stared (b) whispered (c) munched
20. 20.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) scribbled (b) sprinkled (c) munched
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) had (b) looked (c) peered
22. 22.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) blazed (b) nibbled (c) strolled
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) blazed (c) sprinkled
24. 24.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) peered
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) made (b) gobbled (c) ate
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) shouted (b) clutched (c) tumbled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) did (c) sprinkled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) tossed (c) slammed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) hurled (b) scribbled (c) sipped
30. 30.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) staggered (c) shouted
31. 31.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) nibbled (b) plunged (c) munched
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) slammed (b) fluttered (c) blazed
33. 33.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) peered (c) fluttered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) crawled (b) gobbled (c) sprinkled
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) sobbed (b) tumbled (c) grabbed
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) came (b) fell (c) tumbled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) grabbed (b) wandered (c) muttered
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) had
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) did
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) made (b) fell (c) plunged

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