Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 686 · 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 “threw” in this sentence?
   “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) raced (b) tiptoed (c) hurled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) got (b) moved (c) crawled
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) munched (b) sipped (c) wandered
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) did (c) burned
5. 5.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) sprinkled (b) strolled (c) scribbled
6. 6.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) blazed (c) hurled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) staggered (c) blazed
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) slammed (b) munched (c) giggled
9. 9.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) glanced (b) strolled (c) shouted
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) walked (c) had
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) went (b) looked (c) peered
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) gobbled
13. 13.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) sipped (b) whispered (c) fluttered
14. 14.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) gobbled (b) peered (c) scrubbed
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) had (c) slammed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) staggered (b) grabbed (c) nibbled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) soared (c) tossed
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) hurled (c) got
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) did (b) sipped (c) drank
20. 20.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) stared (b) glanced (c) crawled
21. 21.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) slammed (b) tossed (c) nibbled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) got (c) ran
23. 23.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) staggered (c) whispered
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) wandered (b) sipped (c) peered
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) nibbled (b) leapt (c) whispered
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) did (c) cried
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) went (c) nibbled
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) got (b) glanced (c) looked
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) plunged (c) tossed
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) went (c) drank
31. 31.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) grabbed (b) fluttered (c) gulped
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) did (c) walked
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) scribbled (c) sprinkled
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) whispered (b) tossed (c) glanced
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) went (b) walked (c) tiptoed
36. 36.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) whispered (b) staggered (c) munched
37. 37.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) staggered (c) gulped
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) got (b) put (c) sprinkled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) whispered (b) fluttered (c) trudged
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) had (c) ate

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