Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 58 · 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?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) cleaned (c) came
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) gobbled (b) slammed (c) scrubbed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) had (c) drank
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) dashed (b) strolled (c) sprinkled
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
   “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) hurled (b) grabbed (c) leapt
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) came
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) went (c) spoke
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) dashed (b) wandered (c) shouted
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) wandered (c) sipped
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) did (b) burned (c) blazed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) raced (b) grabbed (c) nibbled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) gobbled
13. 13.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) nibbled (b) crawled (c) gulped
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) made (b) spoke (c) whispered
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) stared (b) soared (c) hurled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) scribbled (c) peered
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) had
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) scrubbed (b) grabbed (c) tumbled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) staggered (b) glanced (c) dashed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) wandered (b) nibbled (c) crept
21. 21.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) slammed (b) munched (c) soared
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) did (c) peered
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) went (b) fell (c) plunged
24. 24.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) dashed (b) hurled (c) munched
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) did (b) glanced (c) looked
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) came (c) sobbed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) glanced (c) fluttered
28. 28.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) wandered (c) giggled
29. 29.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) tiptoed (b) clutched (c) strolled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) made (b) gobbled (c) ate
31. 31.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) scrubbed (b) munched (c) crept
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) grabbed (c) nibbled
33. 33.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) blazed (b) scrubbed (c) glanced
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) fluttered (b) nibbled (c) plunged
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) giggled (b) soared (c) staggered
36. 36.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) muttered (b) staggered (c) scribbled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) shouted
38. 38.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) munched (b) tumbled (c) gulped
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) went (c) drank
40. 40.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) wandered (b) scribbled (c) scrubbed

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