Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 316 · 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 “ate” in this sentence?
   “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) peered (c) tumbled
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) dashed (b) tossed (c) slammed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) held (c) went
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) gulped (b) nibbled (c) fluttered
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) crawled (b) scribbled (c) sprinkled
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) peered (c) tumbled
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) made (b) laughed (c) giggled
8. 8.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) sobbed (b) tossed (c) glanced
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) had
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) soared (c) scrubbed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) tumbled (b) nibbled (c) strolled
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) had (b) walked (c) tiptoed
13. 13.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) nibbled (b) raced (c) muttered
14. 14.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) trudged (b) crept (c) stared
15. 15.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) giggled (b) nibbled (c) slammed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) giggled (b) gobbled (c) peered
17. 17.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) staggered (b) dashed (c) shouted
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) did (c) sobbed
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) blazed (c) shouted
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) crawled (b) scribbled (c) clutched
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) wandered (c) made
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) tossed (b) slammed (c) leapt
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) had
24. 24.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) hurled (b) strolled (c) sipped
25. 25.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) munched (b) scrubbed (c) tiptoed
26. 26.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) sobbed (b) scribbled (c) hurled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) crawled (b) tumbled (c) sipped
28. 28.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) hurled (b) blazed (c) giggled
29. 29.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) staggered (c) crawled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) hurled (c) came
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) came (c) shut
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) came (b) crawled (c) moved
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) leapt (b) blazed (c) sipped
34. 34.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) clutched
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) went (b) spoke (c) shouted
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) wandered (c) soared
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) munched (c) scribbled
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) had (c) munched
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) crawled (b) tumbled (c) muttered
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) nibbled (b) gobbled (c) sprinkled

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