Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 517 · 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 cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) did (b) went (c) crept
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) sprinkled (b) munched (c) tumbled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) had
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) went (c) clutched
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) jumped (c) got
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) trudged (c) wandered
7. 7.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) sipped (c) clutched
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
   “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) wandered (b) staggered (c) sobbed
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) got (c) looked
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) had (c) cried
11. 11.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) gobbled (b) soared (c) leapt
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) crawled (c) nibbled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) sprinkled (c) peered
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) came (b) gulped (c) drank
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) sobbed (b) strolled (c) gobbled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) stared (b) staggered (c) leapt
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) shouted (c) trudged
18. 18.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) blazed (b) sobbed (c) hurled
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) had (b) trudged (c) walked
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) dashed (c) did
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) grabbed (c) sipped
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) muttered (b) nibbled (c) raced
23. 23.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) crept (b) fluttered (c) munched
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) muttered (b) blazed (c) sprinkled
25. 25.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) whispered (c) sipped
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) whispered
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) muttered (c) grabbed
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) trudged (b) gobbled (c) glanced
29. 29.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) clutched (b) trudged (c) nibbled
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) wandered (c) grabbed
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gobbled (b) muttered (c) tiptoed
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) blazed (b) soared (c) raced
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) had (b) munched (c) ate
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) raced (c) dashed
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) strolled (c) muttered
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) got (c) sipped
37. 37.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) gulped (c) trudged
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) had (c) wandered
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) did (b) moved (c) crawled
40. 40.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) glanced (b) strolled (c) sobbed

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