Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 581 · 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 “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) whispered (c) sipped
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) went
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) sipped (c) got
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) went (c) nibbled
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) drank (c) got
6. 6.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) slammed (b) wandered (c) plunged
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) flew (c) came
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) crept (c) gulped
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) came (c) hurled
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) tossed (b) crawled (c) sobbed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) dashed (c) clutched
12. 12.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) raced (b) crawled (c) clutched
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) did (b) looked (c) stared
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) soared (b) scribbled (c) dashed
15. 15.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) shouted (c) hurled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) gulped (c) tumbled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) had (c) cried
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) tumbled (b) gulped (c) whispered
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) raced (c) stared
20. 20.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) stared (c) crawled
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) gulped (b) sprinkled (c) strolled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) grabbed (c) had
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) soared (b) gulped (c) blazed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) gulped (b) tossed (c) scrubbed
25. 25.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) sprinkled (b) slammed (c) crawled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) scrubbed (b) nibbled (c) staggered
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) hurled (b) soared (c) glanced
28. 28.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) gobbled (b) crept (c) giggled
29. 29.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) wandered (c) tumbled
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) gobbled (c) crept
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) made
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) stared (b) slammed (c) sipped
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) gobbled (b) slammed (c) raced
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) leapt (c) glanced
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) grabbed (b) crawled (c) blazed
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) got (c) ran
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) had
38. 38.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) whispered (c) grabbed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) scribbled
40. 40.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) giggled (b) trudged (c) shouted

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