Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 47 · 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 two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) had (c) raced
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) sprinkled (c) muttered
3. 3.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) giggled (b) grabbed (c) tiptoed
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) made (c) burned
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) got
6. 6.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) tumbled (c) nibbled
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) strolled (b) peered (c) scribbled
8. 8.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) trudged (b) whispered (c) staggered
9. 9.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) raced (c) strolled
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) made (b) wandered (c) walked
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) leapt (b) clutched (c) blazed
12. 12.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) gobbled (b) dashed (c) stared
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) came (c) threw
14. 14.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) sprinkled (b) nibbled (c) trudged
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) had (c) staggered
16. 16.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) sipped (b) glanced (c) sprinkled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) came (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) trudged (c) sprinkled
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) scribbled (c) sipped
20. 20.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) shouted (b) grabbed (c) nibbled
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) scribbled (b) staggered (c) gobbled
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) gobbled (c) giggled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) hurled (c) fluttered
24. 24.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) dashed (c) clutched
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) made (b) spoke (c) whispered
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) giggled (c) sobbed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) plunged (b) fluttered (c) nibbled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) glanced (b) sprinkled (c) plunged
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) tossed (b) plunged (c) slammed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) gulped (b) peered (c) plunged
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) dashed (b) muttered (c) gobbled
32. 32.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) trudged (c) crawled
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) went (b) walked (c) trudged
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) got (b) ran (c) dashed
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) clutched (b) shouted (c) staggered
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) did (b) flew (c) fluttered
37. 37.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) strolled (b) sipped (c) plunged
38. 38.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) sobbed (b) raced (c) peered
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) went (b) tumbled (c) fell
40. 40.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) sprinkled (b) scribbled (c) muttered

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