Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 381 · 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?
   “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) came
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) shouted (b) sipped (c) tiptoed
3. 3.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) glanced (c) tiptoed
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) got
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) did (b) staggered (c) walked
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) went (b) jumped (c) leapt
7. 7.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) nibbled (b) shouted (c) gobbled
8. 8.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) stared (b) wandered (c) nibbled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) staggered (b) hurled (c) raced
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) slammed (c) blazed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) fluttered (b) gobbled (c) scribbled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) sipped (b) tumbled (c) scrubbed
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) did (b) went (c) crept
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) dashed (c) got
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) muttered
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) had
17. 17.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) dashed (b) wandered (c) sipped
18. 18.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) whispered (c) crept
19. 19.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) tossed (b) whispered (c) crawled
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) gulped (b) sipped (c) grabbed
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) had (b) fluttered (c) flew
22. 22.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) slammed (c) strolled
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) plunged (c) scrubbed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) glanced (b) gulped (c) tiptoed
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) raced (b) whispered (c) gulped
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) whispered (b) sobbed (c) crawled
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) giggled (c) sobbed
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) did (c) threw
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) plunged (b) nibbled (c) staggered
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) got
31. 31.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) crawled (b) muttered (c) blazed
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) had (b) spoke (c) whispered
33. 33.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) gulped (c) scribbled
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) went (b) blazed (c) burned
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) did
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) hurled (c) soared
37. 37.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) slammed (b) sprinkled (c) hurled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) nibbled (b) peered (c) shouted
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) leapt (b) muttered (c) plunged
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) went (c) scrubbed

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