Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 356 · 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 “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) slammed (b) grabbed (c) fluttered
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) crept (b) munched (c) sobbed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) went (b) soared (c) flew
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) did (c) gobbled
5. 5.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) grabbed (b) raced (c) hurled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) had
7. 7.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) crept (b) muttered (c) blazed
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) walked (c) went
9. 9.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) shouted (b) slammed (c) crept
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) sipped (b) shouted (c) staggered
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) made (c) fell
12. 12.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) glanced (b) soared (c) crawled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) hurled (b) sobbed (c) fluttered
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) got (b) staggered (c) walked
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) blazed (b) clutched (c) gulped
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) came (b) ate (c) munched
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) wandered (b) muttered (c) tumbled
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) raced (c) gulped
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) did (c) stared
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) did
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) went (b) fluttered (c) flew
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) did (b) looked (c) peered
23. 23.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) plunged (b) glanced (c) staggered
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) scribbled (c) glanced
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) went (b) shouted (c) spoke
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) came (b) blazed (c) burned
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) sprinkled (c) gobbled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) scrubbed (b) hurled (c) peered
29. 29.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) tossed
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) did (b) drank (c) sipped
31. 31.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) shouted (b) trudged (c) gulped
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) did (b) scribbled (c) wrote
33. 33.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) whispered (b) leapt (c) slammed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) trudged (b) tiptoed (c) hurled
35. 35.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) raced (b) leapt (c) sipped
36. 36.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) crept (b) gobbled (c) whispered
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) did (c) glanced
38. 38.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) blazed (b) peered (c) trudged
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) hurled (b) muttered (c) sprinkled
40. 40.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) tiptoed (b) glanced (c) shouted

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