Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 538 · 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 “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) scrubbed (b) raced (c) slammed
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) did (c) staggered
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) went (b) stared (c) looked
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) walked (c) got
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) went (c) wrote
6. 6.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) munched (b) scrubbed (c) crawled
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) made
8. 8.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) peered (b) crawled (c) soared
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) peered (c) went
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) had (c) muttered
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) dashed (b) tiptoed (c) giggled
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) did (b) threw (c) hurled
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) had (c) blazed
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) came (c) spoke
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) sobbed (c) got
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) got (c) tiptoed
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) made (c) fell
18. 18.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) scribbled (b) leapt (c) munched
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) wandered (b) nibbled (c) glanced
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) did (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned
21. 21.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) trudged (c) tossed
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) came (b) ran (c) dashed
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) blazed (b) peered (c) grabbed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) tiptoed (b) dashed (c) whispered
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) wandered (c) strolled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) slammed (b) strolled (c) gulped
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scrubbed (b) scribbled (c) dashed
28. 28.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) nibbled (b) peered (c) strolled
29. 29.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) sprinkled (c) staggered
30. 30.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) peered (b) soared (c) grabbed
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) made (b) slammed (c) shut
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) fluttered (b) wandered (c) stared
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) made (c) giggled
34. 34.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) plunged (b) blazed (c) munched
35. 35.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) trudged (b) fluttered (c) shouted
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) glanced (b) gobbled (c) shouted
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) tossed (b) plunged (c) whispered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) whispered (c) scrubbed
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) strolled (b) muttered (c) fluttered
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) gobbled (c) nibbled

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