Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 670 · 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 “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) crawled (b) giggled (c) tiptoed
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) munched (b) grabbed (c) scribbled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) got (c) strolled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) clutched (b) gobbled (c) fluttered
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) gulped (c) shouted
6. 6.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) clutched (b) wandered (c) gulped
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) sobbed (c) made
8. 8.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) gobbled (b) scrubbed (c) tiptoed
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) got (c) sipped
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) wandered (c) went
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) went (b) scribbled (c) wrote
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) shut (c) did
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) made (c) nibbled
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) crawled (b) slammed (c) nibbled
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) had (b) laughed (c) giggled
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) had (b) hurled (c) threw
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) scrubbed (b) peered (c) hurled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) tumbled (b) sprinkled (c) leapt
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) did
20. 20.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) tossed (c) blazed
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) sipped (b) sobbed (c) tumbled
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) tossed (c) gobbled
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) did (c) trudged
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) had
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) strolled (b) blazed (c) staggered
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) went (c) leapt
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) soared (b) sipped (c) slammed
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) tossed (b) whispered (c) leapt
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) plunged (b) glanced (c) dashed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) gulped (b) muttered (c) slammed
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) tiptoed (b) glanced (c) gulped
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) went
33. 33.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) shouted (c) muttered
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) had (b) tiptoed (c) walked
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) scrubbed (c) wandered
36. 36.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) strolled (c) sprinkled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) scribbled (b) plunged (c) hurled
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) raced (b) slammed (c) nibbled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) raced (b) stared (c) munched
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) got

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