Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 567 · 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 “spoke” in this sentence?
   “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) blazed (c) glanced
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) peered (b) hurled (c) gobbled
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) gulped (c) giggled
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) muttered (c) giggled
5. 5.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) sipped (b) scribbled (c) wandered
6. 6.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) munched (c) sobbed
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) went
8. 8.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) stared (b) nibbled (c) sprinkled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) did (b) took (c) grabbed
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) peered
11. 11.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) scrubbed (c) blazed
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) grabbed (b) fluttered (c) wandered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) gobbled (b) raced (c) muttered
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) went
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) crept (b) sobbed (c) sprinkled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) staggered (b) clutched (c) nibbled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) had
18. 18.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) blazed (b) giggled (c) fluttered
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) fluttered (b) sobbed (c) staggered
20. 20.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) muttered (b) leapt (c) sprinkled
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) tumbled (c) crept
22. 22.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) shouted (c) muttered
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) muttered (b) scribbled (c) strolled
24. 24.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) dashed (b) muttered (c) stared
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) made (c) slammed
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) came
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) sprinkled (b) blazed (c) tossed
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) tossed (b) staggered (c) fluttered
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) wandered (c) came
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) grabbed (b) stared (c) crawled
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) fluttered (b) scribbled (c) peered
32. 32.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) raced (b) whispered (c) munched
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) made (b) sipped (c) drank
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) sprinkled (b) muttered (c) peered
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) got (b) giggled (c) laughed
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) sobbed (b) soared (c) hurled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) scribbled (b) crept (c) tossed
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) had
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) sipped (b) grabbed (c) wandered
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) got (b) ate (c) gobbled

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