Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 386 · 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 means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) leapt (c) shouted
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) giggled (c) soared
3. 3.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) glanced (c) tossed
4. 4.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) sprinkled (c) raced
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) went (c) spoke
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) tumbled (b) raced (c) stared
7. 7.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) tumbled (b) whispered (c) leapt
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) blazed (b) sipped (c) peered
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) gulped (b) staggered (c) blazed
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) wandered (c) munched
11. 11.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) plunged (c) nibbled
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) crept (b) tiptoed (c) plunged
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) came (c) put
14. 14.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) clutched (c) nibbled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) scribbled (b) peered (c) giggled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) scribbled (b) soared (c) stared
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) stared (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) muttered (b) scrubbed (c) sipped
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) staggered (b) nibbled (c) wandered
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) came (b) moved (c) crawled
21. 21.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) muttered (b) strolled (c) shouted
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) did
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) giggled (b) staggered (c) tossed
24. 24.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) sipped (b) slammed (c) gulped
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) went
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) munched (c) tossed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) scribbled (c) slammed
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) nibbled (c) plunged
29. 29.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) muttered (b) hurled (c) sipped
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) made (c) raced
31. 31.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) hurled (b) sprinkled (c) plunged
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) went
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) trudged (b) tiptoed (c) grabbed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) wandered (c) peered
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) came
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) ate (c) went
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) stared (b) clutched (c) glanced
38. 38.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) giggled (b) tumbled (c) munched
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) did (c) peered
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) did (b) held (c) clutched

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