Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 4 · 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?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) did
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) went (b) crawled (c) moved
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) giggled (c) raced
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) did (b) walked (c) strolled
5. 5.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) tossed (c) sprinkled
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) gulped (b) gobbled (c) hurled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) slammed (b) blazed (c) dashed
8. 8.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) sipped (b) sprinkled (c) leapt
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) came (b) ran (c) raced
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) took (c) had
11. 11.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) blazed (b) muttered (c) wandered
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) slammed (c) plunged
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) sipped (b) glanced (c) trudged
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) scrubbed (b) raced (c) tossed
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) leapt (b) raced (c) scribbled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) tumbled (c) wandered
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) soared (b) peered (c) tiptoed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) gobbled (b) fluttered (c) wandered
19. 19.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) crept (b) scrubbed (c) slammed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) shouted (b) munched (c) plunged
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) went (b) laughed (c) giggled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) made (b) cleaned (c) scrubbed
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) had (b) put (c) sprinkled
24. 24.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) scrubbed (b) trudged (c) giggled
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) went (b) muttered (c) spoke
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) came (c) wandered
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) dashed (b) gobbled (c) leapt
28. 28.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) muttered (b) clutched (c) raced
29. 29.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) staggered (b) hurled (c) gobbled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) did (c) held
31. 31.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) gulped (b) plunged (c) crept
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) soared (c) hurled
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) went (b) looked (c) glanced
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) had (c) walked
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) hurled (c) leapt
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) made (b) tumbled (c) fell
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) tumbled (b) slammed (c) munched
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) stared (c) giggled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) came
40. 40.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) sipped (c) crept

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