Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 697 · 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 baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) came
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) went (c) drank
3. 3.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) tiptoed (b) wandered (c) gobbled
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) grabbed (c) stared
5. 5.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) crept (c) soared
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) glanced (c) wandered
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) giggled (c) sipped
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) went
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) tossed (c) crept
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) got (b) ran (c) dashed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) tiptoed (b) crawled (c) grabbed
12. 12.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) tumbled (c) gulped
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) made
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) whispered (c) gulped
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) walked (c) made
16. 16.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) trudged (c) dashed
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) leapt (c) gobbled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) raced (b) peered (c) crept
19. 19.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) shouted (b) sipped (c) tossed
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) went
21. 21.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) crawled (b) grabbed (c) munched
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) made (b) cleaned (c) scrubbed
23. 23.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) grabbed (b) staggered (c) blazed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) sipped (b) crept (c) whispered
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) crawled (b) slammed (c) soared
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) soared (b) trudged (c) tumbled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) made (c) went
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) dashed (b) slammed (c) plunged
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) got
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) clutched (c) stared
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) had
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) got
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) made (b) ate (c) gobbled
34. 34.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) hurled (b) strolled (c) plunged
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) hurled (b) nibbled (c) shouted
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) got
37. 37.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) plunged (b) whispered (c) scrubbed
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) did (b) flew (c) soared
39. 39.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) blazed (b) munched (c) tiptoed
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) peered (c) tumbled

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