Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 56 · 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 baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) made
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) wrote (c) got
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) had (c) hurled
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) whispered (b) gobbled (c) staggered
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) shouted (b) fluttered (c) dashed
6. 6.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) tumbled (c) nibbled
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) tumbled (b) whispered (c) gulped
8. 8.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) glanced (b) tumbled (c) crept
9. 9.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) sobbed
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) got (c) ran
11. 11.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) glanced (b) gobbled (c) peered
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) nibbled (b) stared (c) crept
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) glanced (b) crawled (c) stared
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) crept (b) hurled (c) shouted
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) got (c) tiptoed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) giggled (c) tossed
17. 17.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) tumbled (b) fluttered (c) crept
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) strolled (b) sipped (c) sobbed
19. 19.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) leapt (b) scrubbed (c) sipped
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) made
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) made (c) threw
22. 22.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) scribbled (b) dashed (c) blazed
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) tumbled (b) wandered (c) nibbled
24. 24.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) clutched (b) stared (c) shouted
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) had (b) held (c) clutched
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) had (b) stared (c) looked
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) munched (b) stared (c) slammed
28. 28.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) wandered (c) tiptoed
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) flew (c) did
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) munched (b) muttered (c) blazed
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) got (b) fell (c) plunged
32. 32.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) peered (b) whispered (c) nibbled
33. 33.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) soared (b) gulped (c) wandered
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) did (b) walked (c) wandered
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) came (b) ate (c) gobbled
36. 36.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) munched (c) hurled
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) raced (b) leapt (c) munched
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) went (c) gulped
39. 39.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) tossed (b) soared (c) dashed
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) whispered (c) hurled

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