Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 623 · 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 means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) strolled (b) plunged (c) gobbled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) clutched (c) came
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
   “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) clutched (b) tossed (c) leapt
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) went (c) scrubbed
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) made
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) tumbled (b) nibbled (c) fluttered
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) went (b) sobbed (c) cried
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) nibbled (c) glanced
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) went (c) scribbled
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) got (b) giggled (c) laughed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) plunged (c) crawled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) nibbled (b) leapt (c) scribbled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) sobbed (b) tiptoed (c) giggled
14. 14.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) munched (b) nibbled (c) wandered
15. 15.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) nibbled (c) glanced
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) made (b) fell (c) tumbled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) came (c) shut
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) glanced (b) gobbled (c) wandered
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) glanced (b) stared (c) whispered
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) shouted (c) tossed
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) spoke (c) came
22. 22.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) crawled (b) sprinkled (c) slammed
23. 23.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) staggered (b) grabbed (c) crept
24. 24.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) tossed (b) scrubbed (c) whispered
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) made (b) drank (c) gulped
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) clutched (b) muttered (c) wandered
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) burned (c) went
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) leapt (c) raced
29. 29.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) plunged (b) scrubbed (c) hurled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) did
31. 31.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) nibbled (b) staggered (c) clutched
32. 32.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) scrubbed (b) crept (c) tossed
33. 33.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) munched (c) blazed
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) had (c) crept
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) got
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) raced (c) crept
37. 37.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) tiptoed (b) clutched (c) soared
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) crawled (c) clutched
39. 39.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) sipped (b) sobbed (c) peered
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) got (c) sipped

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