Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 349 · 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 “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) raced (b) muttered (c) gulped
2. 2.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) grabbed (b) nibbled (c) scribbled
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) dashed (c) gulped
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) munched (b) gobbled (c) stared
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
   “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) giggled (b) clutched (c) slammed
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) scribbled (b) dashed (c) stared
7. 7.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) stared (c) raced
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) sipped (b) tumbled (c) clutched
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) ate (c) got
10. 10.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) dashed (b) hurled (c) scrubbed
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) came (c) dashed
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) made
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) muttered (b) crawled (c) slammed
14. 14.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) soared (b) shouted (c) trudged
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) came (b) gulped (c) drank
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) did (c) looked
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) peered (b) soared (c) sipped
18. 18.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) tumbled (b) peered (c) leapt
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) gulped (b) staggered (c) hurled
20. 20.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) fluttered (b) tossed (c) raced
21. 21.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) slammed (b) sipped (c) crept
22. 22.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) wandered (b) staggered (c) clutched
23. 23.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) dashed (b) gulped (c) whispered
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) went (b) put (c) sprinkled
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) dashed (c) fluttered
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) came (c) strolled
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) strolled (b) sprinkled (c) slammed
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) got (b) spoke (c) shouted
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) scribbled (c) blazed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) leapt (c) wandered
31. 31.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) soared (b) shouted (c) gulped
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) went (c) stared
33. 33.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) gulped (b) leapt (c) giggled
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) went (c) wandered
35. 35.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) sipped (c) grabbed
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) whispered (b) blazed (c) leapt
37. 37.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) tiptoed (c) gulped
38. 38.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) sprinkled (b) peered (c) tumbled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) made
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) had (c) giggled

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