Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 714 · 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?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) muttered
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) gulped (b) blazed (c) raced
3. 3.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) fluttered (b) nibbled (c) muttered
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) did
5. 5.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) blazed (c) gulped
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
   “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) gulped (b) glanced (c) crept
7. 7.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) tiptoed (c) grabbed
8. 8.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) gulped (c) hurled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) had
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) stared (c) grabbed
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) had (c) shouted
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) came (b) sipped (c) drank
13. 13.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) leapt (b) tiptoed (c) gulped
14. 14.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) stared (b) tossed (c) dashed
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) went (c) gobbled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) stared (c) scribbled
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) sprinkled (b) tumbled (c) raced
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) made
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gobbled (b) whispered (c) tiptoed
20. 20.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) giggled (c) gulped
21. 21.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) glanced (b) giggled (c) sprinkled
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) raced (b) tumbled (c) fluttered
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) had (b) munched (c) ate
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) tossed (b) trudged (c) muttered
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) scrubbed (b) nibbled (c) giggled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) gobbled (c) glanced
27. 27.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) blazed (b) crawled (c) stared
28. 28.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) tumbled (c) scrubbed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) tossed (b) plunged (c) trudged
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) made (c) looked
31. 31.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scrubbed (b) staggered (c) scribbled
32. 32.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) sobbed (b) tossed (c) whispered
33. 33.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) dashed (b) blazed (c) staggered
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) got (b) dashed (c) ran
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) gobbled (c) munched
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) crawled (b) sipped (c) shouted
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) giggled (b) soared (c) wandered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) fluttered (c) plunged
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) went (c) grabbed
40. 40.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) raced (c) crept

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