Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 657 · 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) got (b) laughed (c) giggled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) did (b) put (c) sprinkled
3. 3.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) tumbled (c) dashed
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) spoke (c) had
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
   “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) sprinkled (b) scrubbed (c) sobbed
6. 6.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) munched (b) plunged (c) fluttered
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) came (b) fluttered (c) flew
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) dashed (b) sipped (c) giggled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) went (c) shouted
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) made
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) made (b) fell (c) plunged
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) sobbed (b) raced (c) peered
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) got (b) gobbled (c) ate
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) plunged (b) blazed (c) tossed
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) slammed (b) stared (c) tumbled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) leapt (c) dashed
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) glanced (b) scribbled (c) leapt
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) had (c) blazed
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) sipped (c) grabbed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) nibbled (b) tiptoed (c) plunged
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) crept (b) shouted (c) fluttered
22. 22.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) whispered (c) tumbled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) sprinkled (c) scribbled
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) got (b) drank (c) gulped
25. 25.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) dashed (c) staggered
26. 26.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) whispered (c) giggled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) did (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) stared (c) made
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) went (b) ate (c) nibbled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) gulped (c) leapt
31. 31.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) soared (c) fluttered
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gulped (b) nibbled (c) tiptoed
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) came
34. 34.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) soared (b) strolled (c) hurled
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) gobbled (b) tossed (c) dashed
36. 36.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) tiptoed (c) sprinkled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) tossed (b) sobbed (c) blazed
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) crept (c) raced
39. 39.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) tiptoed (b) soared (c) clutched
40. 40.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) gulped (b) muttered (c) crawled

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