Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 376 · 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 “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) slammed (b) whispered (c) trudged
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) came (c) put
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) did (c) giggled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) plunged
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) went (b) tumbled (c) fell
6. 6.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) sobbed (b) dashed (c) blazed
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) munched (c) sprinkled
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) hurled (b) tossed (c) dashed
9. 9.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) soared (c) shouted
10. 10.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) blazed (b) tossed (c) gobbled
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) trudged (b) scrubbed (c) munched
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) glanced (c) made
13. 13.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) scrubbed (c) strolled
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) clutched (b) gulped (c) dashed
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) had (b) stared (c) looked
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) strolled (b) dashed (c) slammed
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) drank (c) came
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) made (b) went (c) crept
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) made (c) walked
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) wandered (b) scrubbed (c) hurled
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) did (c) threw
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) did (c) sipped
23. 23.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) hurled (b) blazed (c) tiptoed
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) had (b) munched (c) ate
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) tumbled (b) fluttered (c) plunged
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) went (b) cleaned (c) scrubbed
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) made
28. 28.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) raced (c) glanced
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) strolled (b) shouted (c) sprinkled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) whispered
31. 31.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tumbled (b) giggled (c) tiptoed
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) went (c) walked
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) peered (c) tumbled
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) held (c) came
35. 35.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) munched (b) raced (c) peered
36. 36.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) dashed (c) peered
37. 37.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) munched (c) crawled
38. 38.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) peered (b) muttered (c) gobbled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) staggered (b) shouted (c) crawled
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) scrubbed (b) staggered (c) whispered

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