Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 62 · 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 “ate” in this sentence?
   “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) strolled (b) gobbled (c) crawled
2. 2.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) gulped (b) scribbled (c) strolled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) went (c) trudged
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) ate (c) made
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) clutched (c) did
6. 6.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) blazed (c) glanced
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) went (b) looked (c) stared
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) sobbed (b) sipped (c) strolled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) got (b) walked (c) tiptoed
10. 10.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) scrubbed (b) shouted (c) glanced
11. 11.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) stared (b) scrubbed (c) soared
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) tumbled (b) soared (c) wandered
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) got
14. 14.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) dashed (c) scribbled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) leapt (b) tumbled (c) sobbed
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) came (c) grabbed
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) came
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) went (b) plunged (c) fell
19. 19.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) dashed (b) gulped (c) peered
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) got (b) munched (c) ate
21. 21.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) scribbled (b) plunged (c) crept
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) came (c) flew
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) cleaned (c) came
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) hurled (b) munched (c) raced
25. 25.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) gulped (b) giggled (c) slammed
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) got (b) shut (c) slammed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) slammed (b) crawled (c) nibbled
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) trudged (c) tossed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) scribbled (b) staggered (c) gulped
30. 30.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) soared (b) scribbled (c) scrubbed
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) fluttered (b) crawled (c) sobbed
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) gulped (c) sipped
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) got (b) wandered (c) walked
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) gobbled (b) strolled (c) scribbled
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) scribbled (c) clutched
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) went (c) laughed
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) shouted (b) strolled (c) scrubbed
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) staggered (b) clutched (c) scrubbed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) fluttered (b) leapt (c) soared
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) went

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