Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 241 · 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?
   “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) made
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) made
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) got (c) walked
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) tumbled (b) staggered (c) gulped
5. 5.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) crept (c) tiptoed
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) sobbed (b) tiptoed (c) tossed
7. 7.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) crept (b) tumbled (c) whispered
8. 8.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) sprinkled (b) wandered (c) shouted
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) nibbled (b) stared (c) shouted
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) came (b) walked (c) staggered
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) stared (c) muttered
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) did (b) leapt (c) jumped
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) came (c) slammed
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) sobbed (c) sipped
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) went (c) looked
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) had
17. 17.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) scribbled (b) sprinkled (c) munched
18. 18.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) fluttered (b) dashed (c) gobbled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) tossed (b) crept (c) sipped
20. 20.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) giggled (c) sipped
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) came (c) spoke
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) stared (c) slammed
23. 23.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) sobbed (b) blazed (c) strolled
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) crept (b) fluttered (c) blazed
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) made (b) shouted (c) spoke
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) had (b) gobbled (c) ate
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) went (b) wandered (c) walked
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) scrubbed (b) hurled (c) shouted
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) wandered (c) scrubbed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) plunged (b) strolled (c) stared
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) grabbed (b) peered (c) staggered
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) got
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) tossed (b) scribbled (c) slammed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) clutched (c) crawled
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) got (b) giggled (c) laughed
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) tumbled (c) glanced
37. 37.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) soared (c) staggered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) sipped (b) giggled (c) strolled
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) sprinkled (c) sobbed
40. 40.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) gobbled (b) muttered (c) sprinkled

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