Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 250 · 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 bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) got (b) blazed (c) burned
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) jumped (c) made
3. 3.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) sipped (b) gobbled (c) clutched
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) had (b) looked (c) stared
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) soared (c) went
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) had
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) raced (b) clutched (c) plunged
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) soared (b) muttered (c) nibbled
9. 9.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) nibbled (c) blazed
10. 10.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) tossed (b) soared (c) stared
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) had (c) giggled
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) had (b) clutched (c) held
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) giggled (b) raced (c) gobbled
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) tiptoed (c) gulped
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gulped (b) tumbled (c) tiptoed
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) went (b) fluttered (c) flew
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) made (b) walked (c) strolled
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) glanced (b) plunged (c) giggled
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) made (b) threw (c) hurled
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) walked (c) went
21. 21.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) sipped (b) dashed (c) grabbed
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) shouted (b) grabbed (c) wandered
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) made
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) went (c) moved
25. 25.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) shouted (b) hurled (c) blazed
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) trudged (c) nibbled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) clutched (b) stared (c) munched
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) made (c) drank
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) made (c) gobbled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) blazed (b) dashed (c) plunged
31. 31.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) tumbled (b) glanced (c) crept
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) went (c) ran
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) clutched (b) glanced (c) staggered
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) had (c) spoke
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) tiptoed (c) wandered
36. 36.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) raced (c) leapt
37. 37.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) glanced
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) threw (c) went
39. 39.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) soared
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) tossed (b) grabbed (c) stared

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