Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 261 · 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 “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) blazed (b) whispered (c) trudged
2. 2.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) dashed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) did (c) fluttered
4. 4.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) wandered (c) strolled
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) soared (c) dashed
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) did (c) tiptoed
7. 7.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) glanced (c) crept
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) made (b) threw (c) hurled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) did (c) crawled
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) had (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) made (c) cried
12. 12.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) scribbled (b) nibbled (c) wandered
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) made (b) looked (c) stared
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) slammed (b) crept (c) munched
15. 15.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) dashed (b) peered (c) fluttered
16. 16.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) raced (b) scribbled (c) grabbed
17. 17.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) munched (b) gobbled (c) grabbed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) dashed (b) plunged (c) glanced
19. 19.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) staggered (b) crept (c) shouted
20. 20.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) muttered (c) peered
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) came (b) wrote (c) scribbled
22. 22.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) giggled (b) gulped (c) leapt
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) nibbled (b) scribbled (c) tiptoed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) crept (c) tiptoed
25. 25.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) crept (c) trudged
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) crept (b) clutched (c) nibbled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) did (c) fell
28. 28.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) strolled (c) scrubbed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) gobbled (b) blazed (c) tiptoed
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) had
31. 31.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) fluttered
32. 32.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) sipped (b) shouted (c) crept
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) crawled (b) shouted (c) trudged
34. 34.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) leapt (c) nibbled
35. 35.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) tumbled (b) sobbed (c) crawled
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) went (b) flew (c) soared
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) had (c) spoke
38. 38.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) hurled (c) fluttered
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) came (b) laughed (c) giggled
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) shouted (b) raced (c) gobbled

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