Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 351 · 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?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) went (b) walked (c) trudged
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) nibbled (b) trudged (c) grabbed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) went
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) whispered
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) went (c) cleaned
6. 6.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) clutched (b) trudged (c) scrubbed
7. 7.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) glanced (b) crept (c) sobbed
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) put (c) got
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) muttered (c) staggered
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) gulped (b) dashed (c) peered
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) gobbled (b) muttered (c) staggered
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) glanced (c) tiptoed
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) giggled (b) whispered (c) crept
14. 14.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) tiptoed (b) staggered (c) hurled
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) burned (c) did
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) soared (b) slammed (c) crawled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) looked (c) came
18. 18.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) shouted (b) gulped (c) blazed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) fluttered (b) shouted (c) tiptoed
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) made (c) giggled
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) came (c) sipped
22. 22.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) shouted (c) nibbled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) strolled (b) munched (c) tossed
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) went (c) hurled
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) wandered (c) strolled
26. 26.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) nibbled (c) crawled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) did (b) ate (c) gobbled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) slammed (b) dashed (c) clutched
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) went
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) munched (b) trudged (c) fluttered
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) sobbed (b) strolled (c) fluttered
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) came
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) crawled (b) sipped (c) stared
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) came (b) fell (c) plunged
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) went (b) dashed (c) ran
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) went (b) held (c) clutched
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) shouted (b) strolled (c) munched
38. 38.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) tossed (b) clutched (c) staggered
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) whispered (b) scrubbed (c) tossed
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) made (b) walked (c) tiptoed

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