Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 713 · 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?
   “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) did (c) walked
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) dashed (b) gulped (c) peered
3. 3.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) sipped (c) scribbled
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tiptoed (b) tumbled (c) tossed
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) tossed (b) trudged (c) nibbled
6. 6.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) stared (c) trudged
7. 7.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) scrubbed (b) plunged (c) munched
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) crept (b) fluttered (c) leapt
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) did (b) clutched (c) held
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) got (c) sobbed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) munched (b) sprinkled (c) crawled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) clutched (b) hurled (c) muttered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) tiptoed (b) dashed (c) hurled
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) went (b) laughed (c) giggled
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) sprinkled (c) came
16. 16.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) plunged (b) nibbled (c) tiptoed
17. 17.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) gulped (b) trudged (c) stared
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) came (c) hurled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) dashed (b) grabbed (c) tumbled
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) scrubbed (c) stared
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) had (c) flew
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) had (c) walked
23. 23.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) staggered (c) plunged
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) did (b) shut (c) slammed
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) sobbed (b) glanced (c) clutched
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) sobbed (b) tiptoed (c) stared
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) got (c) munched
28. 28.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) plunged (b) blazed (c) staggered
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) wrote (c) made
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) went
31. 31.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) gobbled (b) whispered (c) crawled
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) plunged (c) grabbed
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) got (b) plunged (c) fell
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) clutched (b) wandered (c) nibbled
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) had (b) glanced (c) looked
36. 36.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) shouted (b) raced (c) fluttered
37. 37.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) trudged (b) shouted (c) tumbled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) raced (b) plunged (c) glanced
39. 39.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) nibbled (b) tossed (c) strolled
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) sprinkled (c) slammed

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