Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 318 · 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?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) did
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) took (c) came
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) staggered (b) blazed (c) grabbed
4. 4.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) fluttered (b) slammed (c) sipped
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) got (c) cried
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) shut (c) got
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) crawled (b) dashed (c) muttered
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) muttered (b) whispered (c) trudged
9. 9.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) tumbled (c) soared
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) got (c) went
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) sprinkled (b) blazed (c) strolled
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) got (b) blazed (c) burned
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) shouted (c) tossed
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) spoke (c) had
15. 15.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) munched (c) gobbled
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) strolled (c) went
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) scribbled (b) whispered (c) tossed
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) came (c) giggled
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) fluttered (b) peered (c) clutched
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) made (c) scribbled
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) made
22. 22.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) slammed (c) blazed
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) shouted (b) glanced (c) crept
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) raced (b) tiptoed (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) went (c) moved
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) scribbled (b) slammed (c) tiptoed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) hurled (b) shouted (c) leapt
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) came (b) drank (c) sipped
29. 29.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) gobbled (c) crawled
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) strolled (b) nibbled (c) soared
31. 31.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) gobbled (b) crawled (c) grabbed
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) had
33. 33.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) trudged (b) peered (c) muttered
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) came (c) trudged
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) had (c) nibbled
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) had (b) threw (c) tossed
37. 37.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) blazed (c) grabbed
38. 38.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) tiptoed (b) stared (c) crawled
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) trudged (c) whispered
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) tossed (c) fluttered

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