Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 556 · 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?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) got
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) plunged
3. 3.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) raced (c) dashed
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) giggled (c) did
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) went
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) crept (b) stared (c) wandered
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) made (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) peered (b) plunged (c) munched
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) made (b) gulped (c) drank
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) raced (b) slammed (c) soared
11. 11.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) munched (b) strolled (c) sprinkled
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) slammed (c) tiptoed
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) did (c) munched
14. 14.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) trudged (b) blazed (c) munched
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) went (b) nibbled (c) ate
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) tumbled (c) sprinkled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) sprinkled (c) slammed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) tiptoed (b) fluttered (c) scribbled
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) sipped (c) peered
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) made (c) walked
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) came (c) tumbled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) did (b) grabbed (c) took
23. 23.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) gulped (b) peered (c) fluttered
24. 24.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) whispered (b) peered (c) raced
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) did (c) fluttered
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) grabbed (b) fluttered (c) crept
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) wandered (b) glanced (c) sprinkled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) scribbled (b) soared (c) shouted
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) grabbed (b) gulped (c) raced
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) grabbed (b) gobbled (c) shouted
31. 31.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) gobbled (c) glanced
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) got (b) walked (c) wandered
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) came (c) shouted
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) blazed (c) had
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) had (c) looked
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) dashed (b) tumbled (c) gulped
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) giggled (c) fluttered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) wandered (c) crept
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) came
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) giggled (b) crept (c) sipped

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