Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 474 · 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?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) came (b) flew (c) fluttered
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) had (c) walked
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) fluttered (b) shouted (c) gobbled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) blazed (b) tumbled (c) raced
5. 5.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) sprinkled (b) whispered (c) trudged
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) peered (b) soared (c) raced
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) did (c) whispered
8. 8.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) sobbed (c) tumbled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) gulped (b) gobbled (c) staggered
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) did (b) dashed (c) ran
11. 11.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) sprinkled (c) leapt
12. 12.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) soared (b) sprinkled (c) sipped
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) went (c) walked
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) trudged (b) tumbled (c) munched
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) hurled (b) trudged (c) plunged
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) nibbled (c) scrubbed
17. 17.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) plunged (b) hurled (c) raced
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) spoke (c) did
19. 19.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) glanced (c) shouted
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) crawled (b) fluttered (c) gulped
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) did
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) made (c) walked
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) sprinkled (c) trudged
24. 24.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) clutched (b) gulped (c) soared
25. 25.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) wandered (b) muttered (c) stared
26. 26.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) sprinkled (c) nibbled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) got (b) took (c) grabbed
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) trudged (b) glanced (c) sprinkled
29. 29.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) tossed (b) giggled (c) glanced
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) slammed (b) nibbled (c) whispered
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) went (b) wandered (c) walked
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) got (b) shut (c) slammed
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) did (b) looked (c) peered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) blazed (b) crawled (c) tossed
35. 35.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) whispered (c) soared
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) tossed (c) dashed
37. 37.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) muttered (b) raced (c) grabbed
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) went (c) gobbled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) hurled (c) had
40. 40.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) strolled (b) munched (c) scrubbed

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