Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 602 · 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?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) did (c) slammed
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) leapt (c) made
3. 3.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) whispered (b) sipped (c) stared
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) glanced (b) munched (c) plunged
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) scrubbed (c) munched
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) leapt (b) shouted (c) nibbled
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) soared (c) did
8. 8.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) clutched (b) crawled (c) gulped
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) glanced (b) muttered (c) strolled
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) grabbed (b) blazed (c) tiptoed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) crawled (b) scrubbed (c) gobbled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) munched (b) giggled (c) crept
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) went (b) dashed (c) ran
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) made (c) gulped
15. 15.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) glanced (c) scrubbed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) peered (c) plunged
17. 17.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) crept (b) giggled (c) glanced
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) scribbled (b) whispered (c) slammed
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) came (b) looked (c) stared
20. 20.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) clutched (c) staggered
21. 21.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) fluttered (b) whispered (c) grabbed
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) got (b) hurled (c) threw
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) staggered (b) blazed (c) whispered
24. 24.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) munched (b) slammed (c) peered
25. 25.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) soared (b) grabbed (c) tumbled
26. 26.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) tumbled (b) gobbled (c) stared
27. 27.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) shouted (b) sipped (c) strolled
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) blazed (b) tumbled (c) gobbled
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) scribbled (c) tumbled
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) glanced (b) hurled (c) raced
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) grabbed (b) sobbed (c) clutched
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) made (b) trudged (c) walked
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) crawled (b) raced (c) tumbled
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) blazed (c) scrubbed
35. 35.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) wandered (b) giggled (c) gobbled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) soared (b) clutched (c) tiptoed
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) went (c) ate
38. 38.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) glanced (b) munched (c) tossed
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) got (b) gobbled (c) ate
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) cleaned (c) made

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