Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 406 · 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 eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) made (b) flew (c) soared
2. 2.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) stared (b) munched (c) blazed
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) crept (c) nibbled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) wandered (b) tossed (c) muttered
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) giggled (c) got
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) muttered (c) soared
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) did (c) looked
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) gulped (c) hurled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) tossed (b) trudged (c) whispered
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) leapt (c) sobbed
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) walked (c) went
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) made (b) spoke (c) muttered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) tumbled (c) hurled
14. 14.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) sipped (b) plunged (c) leapt
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) hurled (b) crawled (c) giggled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) hurled (b) clutched (c) raced
17. 17.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) grabbed (b) sipped (c) peered
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) fluttered (b) clutched (c) tiptoed
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) looked (c) went
20. 20.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) muttered (b) wandered (c) blazed
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) went (c) dashed
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) spoke (c) went
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) dashed (b) stared (c) hurled
24. 24.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) nibbled (c) gobbled
25. 25.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) tossed (b) nibbled (c) grabbed
26. 26.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) clutched (b) wandered (c) shouted
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) threw (c) did
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) made (b) fell (c) tumbled
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) got (c) nibbled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) fluttered (b) sobbed (c) strolled
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) slammed (b) tiptoed (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) peered (b) staggered (c) munched
33. 33.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) tossed (b) glanced (c) muttered
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) sobbed (b) dashed (c) scrubbed
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) came (c) held
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) came (b) raced (c) ran
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) leapt (c) hurled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) sipped (b) hurled (c) gulped
39. 39.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) trudged (b) grabbed (c) slammed
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) fell (c) went

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