Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 355 · 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 “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) giggled (b) strolled (c) glanced
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) crawled (b) nibbled (c) giggled
3. 3.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) giggled (c) shouted
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) held (c) had
5. 5.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) peered (b) crept (c) muttered
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) made (c) looked
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) drank (c) did
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) slammed (b) tumbled (c) fluttered
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) trudged (b) slammed (c) blazed
10. 10.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) plunged (b) blazed (c) gulped
11. 11.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) crawled (c) gobbled
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) got
13. 13.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) grabbed
14. 14.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) glanced (c) dashed
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) tumbled (b) scribbled (c) tossed
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) had (b) muttered (c) spoke
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) made
18. 18.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) raced (b) stared (c) gobbled
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) went (c) flew
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) came (b) munched (c) ate
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) peered (b) hurled (c) crawled
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) peered (b) hurled (c) sprinkled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) stared (c) sipped
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) clutched (b) muttered (c) gulped
25. 25.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) strolled (b) dashed (c) gobbled
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) made
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) went (b) stared (c) looked
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) whispered (c) scribbled
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) clutched (b) wandered (c) scribbled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) crawled (c) scribbled
31. 31.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) crawled (b) scrubbed (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) tumbled (c) fluttered
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) went (c) fluttered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) crept (b) dashed (c) grabbed
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) sprinkled (c) sobbed
36. 36.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) gulped (c) strolled
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) munched (c) whispered
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) crawled (b) stared (c) hurled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) made
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) went (b) tiptoed (c) walked

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