Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 397 · 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 girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) went (b) giggled (c) laughed
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) glanced (c) nibbled
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) scrubbed (b) whispered (c) trudged
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) made (b) drank (c) sipped
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) made (c) blazed
6. 6.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) staggered (b) fluttered (c) muttered
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) went (c) held
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) made (c) spoke
9. 9.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) scrubbed (c) staggered
10. 10.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) glanced (b) sipped (c) soared
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) walked (c) did
12. 12.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) shouted (c) glanced
13. 13.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) peered (b) stared (c) crept
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) staggered (c) whispered
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) got (c) peered
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) went (b) soared (c) flew
17. 17.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) crept (b) glanced (c) gulped
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) giggled (b) plunged (c) dashed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) peered (b) gulped (c) hurled
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) had (b) wandered (c) walked
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) sipped (b) staggered (c) sprinkled
22. 22.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) plunged (b) giggled (c) staggered
23. 23.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) staggered (b) stared (c) gulped
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) went (b) looked (c) glanced
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) slammed (c) went
26. 26.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) staggered (b) slammed (c) muttered
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) tossed (b) slammed (c) trudged
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) hurled (c) leapt
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) had (b) fell (c) tumbled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) came (b) gulped (c) drank
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) went (b) fell (c) plunged
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) sprinkled (b) munched (c) leapt
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) tumbled (b) dashed (c) peered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) hurled (b) crawled (c) plunged
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) plunged (b) raced (c) peered
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) went (c) grabbed
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) scrubbed (b) wandered (c) slammed
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) had (b) dashed (c) ran
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) had (c) threw
40. 40.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) scribbled (b) shouted (c) crept

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