Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 27 · 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?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) clutched (c) had
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) plunged (b) giggled (c) crawled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) made (c) looked
4. 4.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) blazed (b) dashed (c) fluttered
5. 5.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) blazed (b) strolled (c) munched
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) had (c) grabbed
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) came (b) tiptoed (c) walked
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) went (b) raced (c) ran
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
   “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) gobbled (c) wandered
10. 10.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) gobbled (b) leapt (c) peered
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) stared (b) trudged (c) gulped
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) muttered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) plunged (b) giggled (c) scrubbed
14. 14.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) gulped
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) made (b) drank (c) gulped
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) made (b) threw (c) hurled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) glanced (b) tiptoed (c) grabbed
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) nibbled (b) wandered (c) plunged
19. 19.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) peered (b) clutched (c) gobbled
20. 20.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) blazed (c) fluttered
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) flew (c) made
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) scribbled (b) slammed (c) nibbled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) munched (b) shouted (c) scrubbed
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) sipped (c) got
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) fluttered (c) muttered
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) gulped (b) whispered (c) fluttered
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) did (c) tumbled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) shouted (b) gobbled (c) stared
29. 29.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) leapt (c) giggled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) stared (b) gulped (c) wandered
31. 31.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) glanced (b) raced (c) gobbled
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) munched (c) staggered
33. 33.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) nibbled (b) gobbled (c) tiptoed
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) glanced (c) sobbed
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) munched (b) plunged (c) glanced
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) did (c) walked
37. 37.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) leapt (b) soared (c) strolled
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) went (c) moved
39. 39.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) scrubbed (b) sobbed (c) sprinkled
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) scribbled (c) shouted

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