Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 656 · 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) slammed (c) made
2. 2.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) wandered (b) blazed (c) gulped
3. 3.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) soared (b) giggled (c) scrubbed
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) shouted (c) raced
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) got (c) laughed
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) whispered (b) blazed (c) fluttered
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) burned (c) made
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) fluttered (c) tumbled
9. 9.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) blazed (c) whispered
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) hurled (b) tiptoed (c) shouted
11. 11.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) hurled (b) tiptoed (c) gulped
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) came (c) flew
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) went
14. 14.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) shouted (b) sobbed (c) raced
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) made
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) soared (b) crept (c) plunged
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) nibbled (c) plunged
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) made (c) sprinkled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) sipped (c) dashed
20. 20.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) leapt (b) scribbled (c) clutched
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) had (c) gulped
22. 22.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) shouted (c) clutched
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) glanced (b) gobbled (c) scribbled
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) had (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) fluttered (b) sobbed (c) sprinkled
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) had (c) walked
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) went (c) plunged
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) did (b) threw (c) tossed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) tumbled (b) munched (c) staggered
30. 30.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) trudged (b) slammed (c) tumbled
31. 31.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) hurled (b) sipped (c) nibbled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) got (c) moved
33. 33.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) munched (b) crawled (c) muttered
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) did (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) crept (c) had
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) giggled (b) sipped (c) soared
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) had (b) ran (c) raced
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) had (b) leapt (c) jumped
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) ate (c) did
40. 40.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) raced (b) scrubbed (c) scribbled

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