Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 423 · 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 “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) tiptoed (b) peered (c) blazed
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gulped (b) plunged (c) tiptoed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) did
4. 4.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) whispered (b) hurled (c) scrubbed
5. 5.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) scribbled (c) stared
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) plunged (b) grabbed (c) scrubbed
7. 7.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) gulped (b) crawled (c) soared
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) scribbled (b) trudged (c) sprinkled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) spoke (c) got
10. 10.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) crawled (b) dashed (c) glanced
11. 11.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) sprinkled (c) wandered
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) munched (c) made
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) blazed (c) scrubbed
14. 14.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) dashed (b) muttered (c) nibbled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) blazed (b) tossed (c) sprinkled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) fluttered (b) nibbled (c) strolled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) made (b) flew (c) soared
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) plunged (c) staggered
19. 19.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) wandered (b) staggered (c) slammed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) slammed (b) tossed (c) muttered
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) went (c) plunged
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) gobbled (c) tumbled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) soared (b) crept (c) gobbled
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) staggered (b) muttered (c) crept
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) had (b) hurled (c) threw
26. 26.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) sipped (b) grabbed (c) fluttered
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) walked (c) did
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) crawled (b) grabbed (c) munched
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) plunged (c) fluttered
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) had (c) threw
31. 31.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) wandered (b) muttered (c) fluttered
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) made
33. 33.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) munched (c) fluttered
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) scrubbed (b) sipped (c) plunged
35. 35.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) clutched (c) blazed
36. 36.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) blazed (b) sobbed (c) scribbled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) came (b) stared (c) looked
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) sprinkled (b) tiptoed (c) nibbled
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) plunged (b) muttered (c) sprinkled
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) scrubbed (b) tossed (c) fluttered

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