Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 715 · 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 girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) giggled (c) had
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) made (b) held (c) clutched
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) stared (b) muttered (c) fluttered
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) did (b) staggered (c) walked
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) scrubbed (b) tumbled (c) trudged
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) made (b) raced (c) ran
7. 7.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) plunged (b) sipped (c) muttered
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) soared (b) tiptoed (c) sipped
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) giggled (c) munched
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) blazed (b) whispered (c) wandered
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) put (c) went
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) got (c) looked
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) went (b) munched (c) ate
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) wandered (c) went
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) went (c) tiptoed
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) threw (c) came
17. 17.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) nibbled (b) munched (c) tiptoed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) gobbled (c) dashed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) strolled (c) peered
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) shut (c) had
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) drank (c) made
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) sobbed (c) sipped
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) made (b) walked (c) strolled
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) made (b) nibbled (c) ate
25. 25.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) sobbed (b) plunged (c) peered
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) soared (c) glanced
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) made (b) fell (c) plunged
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) went (c) scribbled
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) fluttered (b) gobbled (c) sprinkled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) peered (b) trudged (c) sobbed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) strolled (b) hurled (c) slammed
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) did
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) scribbled
34. 34.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) nibbled (c) sipped
35. 35.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) slammed (b) giggled (c) crawled
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) shouted
37. 37.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) nibbled (c) crept
38. 38.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) peered (b) dashed (c) hurled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) leapt (c) scrubbed
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) raced (c) tossed

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