Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 267 · 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 “threw” in this sentence?
   “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) sipped (b) tossed (c) whispered
2. 2.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) tossed (c) fluttered
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) stared (b) fluttered (c) staggered
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) walked (c) did
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) did (b) cleaned (c) scrubbed
6. 6.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) plunged (b) gobbled (c) peered
7. 7.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) munched (b) nibbled (c) slammed
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) had
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) had (c) peered
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) gobbled (c) plunged
11. 11.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) slammed (b) hurled (c) nibbled
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) got (c) glanced
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) walked (c) went
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) shouted (c) grabbed
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) went (c) trudged
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) did
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) glanced (b) sprinkled (c) slammed
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) blazed (c) came
19. 19.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) sipped (b) glanced (c) whispered
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) did (b) moved (c) crawled
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) blazed (c) sprinkled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) came (b) scribbled (c) wrote
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) got (b) cried (c) sobbed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) clutched (b) plunged (c) gulped
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) made (c) sprinkled
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) got (c) giggled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) nibbled (b) scribbled (c) leapt
28. 28.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) muttered (b) nibbled (c) sobbed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) gulped (c) muttered
30. 30.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) dashed (b) clutched (c) sobbed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) raced (c) blazed
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) walked (c) came
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) tiptoed (b) leapt (c) whispered
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) slammed (b) stared (c) scrubbed
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) hurled (b) nibbled (c) trudged
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) muttered (b) munched (c) hurled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) plunged (b) tossed (c) sipped
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) trudged (b) dashed (c) grabbed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) sprinkled (b) dashed (c) fluttered
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) plunged (b) crept (c) sprinkled

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