Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 480 · 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 could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) leapt (b) sprinkled (c) tumbled
2. 2.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) slammed (b) plunged (c) fluttered
3. 3.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) leapt (b) plunged (c) scribbled
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) crept (b) dashed (c) sipped
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) made
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) made (b) ate (c) munched
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) got (c) crept
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) hurled (c) went
9. 9.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) munched (b) hurled (c) wandered
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) did (c) glanced
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) blazed (b) tossed (c) glanced
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) shouted (b) blazed (c) stared
13. 13.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) crept (b) sprinkled (c) fluttered
14. 14.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) munched (b) sprinkled (c) crept
15. 15.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) gulped (c) sipped
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) staggered (b) scribbled (c) gobbled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) came (b) giggled (c) laughed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) clutched (b) slammed (c) gobbled
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) did (c) peered
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) made (b) fell (c) tumbled
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) had (b) grabbed (c) took
22. 22.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) staggered (b) gobbled (c) dashed
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) trudged (b) shouted (c) dashed
24. 24.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) whispered (b) peered (c) trudged
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) went (b) walked (c) trudged
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) slammed (b) crept (c) gobbled
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) trudged (b) gulped (c) sobbed
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) did (b) slammed (c) shut
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) came
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) got (b) gobbled (c) ate
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) tossed (c) munched
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) did (c) sprinkled
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) went (b) spoke (c) whispered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) blazed (c) gulped
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) munched (c) hurled
36. 36.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) plunged (c) staggered
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) came (c) shouted
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) strolled (b) sipped (c) muttered
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) had (c) ran
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) made (c) looked

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