Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 606 · 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 “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) giggled (b) crawled (c) gulped
2. 2.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) dashed (c) fluttered
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) cleaned (c) got
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) nibbled (b) gulped (c) giggled
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) went (b) ate (c) gobbled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) got (c) walked
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
   “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) giggled (b) tossed (c) scrubbed
8. 8.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) sprinkled (b) shouted (c) gobbled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) sipped (c) soared
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) made (c) giggled
11. 11.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) nibbled (b) crept (c) hurled
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) sipped (b) sobbed (c) trudged
13. 13.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) sipped (b) glanced (c) tumbled
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) did (c) spoke
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) got (c) plunged
16. 16.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) gobbled (c) scrubbed
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) hurled (b) scribbled (c) tossed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) slammed (b) leapt (c) plunged
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) wandered (b) crept (c) gobbled
20. 20.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) blazed (b) scribbled (c) raced
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) sobbed (b) glanced (c) gulped
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) made (c) clutched
23. 23.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) gobbled (c) sipped
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) went (b) spoke (c) muttered
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) dashed (b) tumbled (c) gobbled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) strolled (b) dashed (c) fluttered
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) did (c) sipped
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) grabbed (b) sipped (c) tiptoed
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) sprinkled (c) went
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) shouted (b) plunged (c) blazed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) blazed
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) went
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) crept (c) gobbled
34. 34.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) crept (b) munched (c) clutched
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) crept (b) shouted (c) gobbled
36. 36.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) sobbed
37. 37.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) tiptoed (b) peered (c) sprinkled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) shouted (b) stared (c) staggered
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) blazed (b) shouted (c) gulped
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) shouted (b) raced (c) slammed

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