Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 619 · 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) giggled (c) had
2. 2.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) crept (b) shouted (c) tiptoed
3. 3.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) fluttered (b) hurled (c) munched
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) scribbled (b) tiptoed (c) clutched
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) had (b) shut (c) slammed
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) sprinkled (c) came
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) did (c) looked
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) gulped (b) peered (c) sprinkled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) leapt (c) went
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) sipped (b) clutched (c) dashed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) wandered (c) hurled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) crept (b) strolled (c) gulped
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) went (b) looked (c) glanced
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) crept (c) gobbled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) strolled (b) sipped (c) muttered
16. 16.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) tossed (c) stared
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) came (c) flew
18. 18.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) strolled (b) leapt (c) giggled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) muttered (c) glanced
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) stared (c) sprinkled
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scrubbed (b) scribbled (c) leapt
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) blazed (c) went
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) had (b) walked (c) strolled
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) leapt (b) dashed (c) scrubbed
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) went (c) walked
26. 26.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) glanced (b) slammed (c) stared
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) did (b) nibbled (c) ate
28. 28.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) shouted (b) plunged (c) wandered
29. 29.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) gulped (c) sobbed
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) got (c) ate
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) munched (b) soared (c) strolled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) crept (c) came
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) did (b) hurled (c) threw
34. 34.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) gobbled (b) dashed (c) grabbed
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) walked (c) did
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) scrubbed (b) gobbled (c) stared
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) had
38. 38.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) stared (b) fluttered (c) tiptoed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) glanced (b) munched (c) clutched
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) made (c) crawled

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