Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 310 · 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 “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) soared (b) raced (c) scribbled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) did (c) whispered
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) had (c) grabbed
4. 4.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) plunged (b) slammed (c) staggered
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) hurled (b) munched (c) dashed
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) had
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) had
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) scrubbed (b) fluttered (c) stared
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) slammed (b) tumbled (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) muttered (c) sipped
11. 11.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) gulped (b) dashed (c) whispered
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) came (c) peered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) plunged (b) leapt (c) whispered
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) went (b) stared (c) looked
15. 15.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) sipped (b) scribbled (c) clutched
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) came
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) slammed (b) raced (c) sprinkled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) plunged (b) slammed (c) blazed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) stared (b) tiptoed (c) soared
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) dashed (b) blazed (c) peered
21. 21.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) crawled (b) clutched (c) peered
22. 22.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) nibbled (b) scrubbed (c) trudged
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) jumped (c) had
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) sipped (c) peered
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) did (c) held
26. 26.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) peered (b) slammed (c) nibbled
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) leapt (c) soared
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) soared (b) muttered (c) gulped
29. 29.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) sprinkled (b) scrubbed (c) blazed
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) got (b) fell (c) plunged
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) leapt (b) munched (c) shouted
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) did
33. 33.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) clutched (b) glanced (c) dashed
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) blazed (b) tossed (c) shouted
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) stared (c) scribbled
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) came (c) ran
37. 37.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) plunged (b) gobbled (c) crept
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) came
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) peered (b) plunged (c) nibbled
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) trudged (c) sprinkled

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