Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 26 · 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 “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) crept (b) glanced (c) sprinkled
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) crept (b) wandered (c) fluttered
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) crept (b) giggled (c) strolled
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) had
5. 5.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) blazed (b) fluttered (c) strolled
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) peered (b) wandered (c) gobbled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) scribbled (b) leapt (c) stared
8. 8.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) munched (b) gulped (c) fluttered
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) made
10. 10.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) nibbled (b) munched (c) giggled
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) came (b) ate (c) nibbled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) trudged (b) dashed (c) slammed
13. 13.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) trudged (b) tossed (c) gulped
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) raced (b) peered (c) crept
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) soared (b) muttered (c) dashed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) scrubbed (c) leapt
17. 17.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) sobbed (c) giggled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) sobbed (b) tumbled (c) tossed
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) went (c) scribbled
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) sobbed (c) muttered
21. 21.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) gulped (b) dashed (c) grabbed
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) hurled (b) sprinkled (c) trudged
23. 23.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) soared (b) glanced (c) crawled
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) came (b) drank (c) sipped
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) strolled (b) blazed (c) scrubbed
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) tumbled (b) peered (c) whispered
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) giggled (b) scribbled (c) sprinkled
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) blazed (b) glanced (c) muttered
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) crept (b) muttered (c) tumbled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) glanced (c) got
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) did
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) spoke (c) made
33. 33.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) giggled (c) muttered
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) made (b) sobbed (c) cried
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) munched (b) leapt (c) nibbled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) staggered (b) gobbled (c) shouted
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) sprinkled (c) scrubbed
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) nibbled (b) stared (c) dashed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) muttered (b) wandered (c) whispered
40. 40.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) gobbled (c) dashed

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