Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 46 · 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?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) did (b) trudged (c) walked
2. 2.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) crept (c) sprinkled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) came
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) got (c) drank
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) munched (c) had
6. 6.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) sipped (b) raced (c) stared
7. 7.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) muttered (b) munched (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) had (b) whispered (c) spoke
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) sobbed (b) crept (c) slammed
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) got (b) scribbled (c) wrote
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) did (b) gobbled (c) ate
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) blazed (b) scrubbed (c) nibbled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) grabbed (b) soared (c) sobbed
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) crept (c) nibbled
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) did (b) fell (c) plunged
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) slammed (c) went
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) sprinkled (b) glanced (c) crawled
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) got (c) laughed
19. 19.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) slammed (c) tossed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) munched (c) hurled
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) came (c) spoke
22. 22.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) strolled (b) whispered (c) trudged
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) crawled (b) leapt (c) stared
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) ate (c) had
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) scribbled (b) clutched (c) sobbed
26. 26.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) dashed (c) whispered
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) whispered (b) leapt (c) tumbled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) wandered (b) blazed (c) sprinkled
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) went (c) grabbed
30. 30.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) scrubbed (b) raced (c) grabbed
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tossed (b) nibbled (c) tumbled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) made (b) walked (c) strolled
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) trudged (b) tossed (c) whispered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) sprinkled (b) leapt (c) muttered
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) staggered (b) tumbled (c) gobbled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) wandered (c) stared
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) blazed (c) peered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) tossed (b) gulped (c) dashed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) scrubbed (b) crept (c) shouted
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) spoke (c) had

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