Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 722 · 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 “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) gobbled (b) muttered (c) staggered
2. 2.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) nibbled (b) giggled (c) hurled
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) nibbled (b) tossed (c) fluttered
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) went (c) drank
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) got (b) hurled (c) threw
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) grabbed (b) slammed (c) stared
7. 7.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) blazed (b) dashed (c) gobbled
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) peered (b) giggled (c) gulped
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
   “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) grabbed (b) shouted (c) scrubbed
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) had
11. 11.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) grabbed (b) scrubbed (c) munched
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) blazed (c) staggered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) shouted (b) peered (c) crept
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) had (b) tumbled (c) fell
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) looked (c) did
16. 16.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) nibbled (b) muttered (c) gobbled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) trudged (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) stared (b) gulped (c) crept
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) giggled (b) glanced (c) crept
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) shouted
21. 21.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) muttered (c) sprinkled
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) grabbed (b) slammed (c) scribbled
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) clutched (b) nibbled (c) wandered
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) hurled (b) raced (c) glanced
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) had (b) wandered (c) walked
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) dashed (b) trudged (c) shouted
27. 27.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) shouted (c) blazed
28. 28.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) clutched (c) peered
29. 29.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) munched (b) sprinkled (c) nibbled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) shouted (b) tumbled (c) trudged
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) got (b) looked (c) stared
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) made (b) ate (c) nibbled
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) sprinkled (c) nibbled
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) got (c) ran
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) got (c) whispered
36. 36.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) strolled (b) whispered (c) plunged
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) wandered (b) sipped (c) staggered
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) raced (b) munched (c) hurled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) got (c) laughed
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) ate (c) did

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