Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 717 · 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 “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) hurled (b) giggled (c) nibbled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) made (c) hurled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) did (b) crept (c) went
4. 4.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) trudged (b) stared (c) sipped
5. 5.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) whispered (b) fluttered (c) sprinkled
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) trudged (c) clutched
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) did (c) walked
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
   “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) tiptoed (b) clutched (c) munched
9. 9.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) blazed (b) peered (c) plunged
10. 10.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) nibbled (b) scribbled (c) gobbled
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) did (b) ate (c) nibbled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) soared (b) grabbed (c) peered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) crept (b) strolled (c) glanced
14. 14.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) nibbled (b) hurled (c) tumbled
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) went (b) looked (c) stared
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) sobbed (c) got
17. 17.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) sobbed (c) sipped
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) tossed (b) scrubbed (c) strolled
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) wandered (c) glanced
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) had (b) ran (c) raced
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) shouted (b) scribbled (c) raced
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) had
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) got (c) burned
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) sipped (b) plunged (c) stared
25. 25.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) plunged (b) soared (c) gobbled
26. 26.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) shouted (b) raced (c) nibbled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) made (c) sprinkled
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) slammed (b) strolled (c) gobbled
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) got (b) peered (c) looked
30. 30.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) plunged (b) shouted (c) scribbled
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) went (b) jumped (c) leapt
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) went (c) munched
33. 33.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) blazed (c) plunged
34. 34.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) grabbed (b) leapt (c) scrubbed
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) gobbled (b) shouted (c) leapt
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) sprinkled (c) plunged
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) had (b) fluttered (c) flew
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) made (c) slammed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) clutched (b) trudged (c) peered
40. 40.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) gobbled (c) giggled

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