Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 572 · 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 girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) got (c) giggled
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) clutched (c) raced
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) strolled (c) made
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) made
5. 5.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) sobbed (b) wandered (c) blazed
6. 6.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) staggered (b) giggled (c) soared
7. 7.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) sprinkled (c) soared
8. 8.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) sipped (b) shouted (c) tossed
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) did
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) made (c) nibbled
11. 11.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) muttered (b) tumbled (c) raced
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) scrubbed (c) wandered
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) giggled (c) shouted
14. 14.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) nibbled (b) slammed (c) munched
15. 15.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) clutched (b) hurled (c) munched
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) did
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) fluttered (c) tumbled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) sprinkled (b) fluttered (c) strolled
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) gulped (c) whispered
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) whispered (c) shouted
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) crept (b) scrubbed (c) slammed
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) got (b) fell (c) tumbled
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) plunged (c) whispered
24. 24.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) dashed (b) sobbed (c) peered
25. 25.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) sobbed (b) wandered (c) stared
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) went
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) made (c) sobbed
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) grabbed (b) glanced (c) tossed
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) nibbled (c) gobbled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) sprinkled (c) made
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) gulped (c) whispered
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) made (c) gulped
33. 33.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) glanced (b) scribbled (c) gulped
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) went (b) fluttered (c) flew
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) did
36. 36.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) soared (c) wandered
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) fluttered (b) hurled (c) muttered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) strolled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) crept (b) munched (c) glanced
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) muttered (b) whispered (c) peered

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