Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 270 · 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 means “spoke very softly”? (a) soared (b) whispered (c) fluttered
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) staggered (b) slammed (c) strolled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) made
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) made (b) raced (c) ran
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) shouted (b) leapt (c) nibbled
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
   “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) munched (b) sobbed (c) leapt
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) crept (c) muttered
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) sprinkled
9. 9.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) grabbed (b) giggled (c) sprinkled
10. 10.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) nibbled (c) tossed
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) had (c) giggled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) scribbled (c) blazed
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) trudged (b) blazed (c) fluttered
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) fluttered (c) crawled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) munched (b) scribbled (c) dashed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) gobbled (c) crawled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) nibbled (c) crawled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) tiptoed (b) gobbled (c) scribbled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) gobbled (c) munched
20. 20.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) tumbled (c) slammed
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) got (b) plunged (c) fell
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) gobbled (c) strolled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) hurled (b) giggled (c) gobbled
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) came (c) ate
25. 25.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) munched (b) leapt (c) sobbed
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) gulped (b) strolled (c) scrubbed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) peered (b) scribbled (c) trudged
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) grabbed (c) whispered
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) nibbled (b) blazed (c) crept
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) got
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) had (c) burned
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) grabbed (c) shouted
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) did (b) gulped (c) drank
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) got (b) took (c) grabbed
35. 35.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) crept (b) glanced (c) clutched
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) came (c) ate
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) shut (c) went
38. 38.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) gobbled (c) giggled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) clutched (b) grabbed (c) soared
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) dashed (b) sipped (c) stared

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