Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 489 · 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 mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) did (c) nibbled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) did (c) walked
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) had (c) sobbed
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) got (b) staggered (c) walked
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) had (b) threw (c) hurled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) made (c) plunged
7. 7.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) staggered (c) gobbled
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) slammed (c) did
9. 9.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) sipped (b) peered (c) strolled
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) soared (c) blazed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) giggled (b) stared (c) grabbed
12. 12.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) tiptoed (c) leapt
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) did (b) wrote (c) scribbled
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) did (c) crawled
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) fluttered (b) tossed (c) wandered
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) staggered (c) strolled
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) munched (b) stared (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) blazed (b) muttered (c) hurled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) sprinkled (c) tossed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) tumbled (b) scrubbed (c) glanced
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) had (c) blazed
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) came (c) stared
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) had (c) gulped
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) hurled (c) scribbled
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) had (c) soared
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) came (c) giggled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) whispered (b) soared (c) leapt
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) tumbled (b) slammed (c) trudged
29. 29.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) shouted (b) stared (c) sipped
30. 30.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) plunged (b) gulped (c) blazed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) tossed (b) glanced (c) scribbled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) came
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) sipped (b) stared (c) tossed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) strolled (b) tiptoed (c) sipped
35. 35.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) blazed (b) gobbled (c) tumbled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) munched (b) tiptoed (c) plunged
37. 37.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) slammed (b) tiptoed (c) grabbed
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) went
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) did (c) grabbed
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) raced

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