Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 732 · 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 “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) trudged (b) muttered (c) plunged
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) leapt (c) did
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) did (c) went
4. 4.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) staggered (c) slammed
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) went (c) whispered
6. 6.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) strolled (c) wandered
7. 7.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) trudged (b) sipped (c) scribbled
8. 8.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) tumbled (b) scrubbed (c) giggled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) dashed (b) plunged (c) gobbled
10. 10.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) nibbled (b) wandered (c) peered
11. 11.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) shouted (c) grabbed
12. 12.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) gobbled (c) strolled
13. 13.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) crawled (b) stared (c) shouted
14. 14.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) fluttered (c) sipped
15. 15.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) sobbed (c) stared
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) had (c) staggered
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) tossed (c) nibbled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) raced (c) blazed
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) did (b) ate (c) nibbled
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) soared (c) made
21. 21.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) shouted (b) staggered (c) munched
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) made (b) ate (c) gobbled
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) looked (c) did
24. 24.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) crept (c) wandered
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) got (b) held (c) clutched
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) glanced (b) blazed (c) giggled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) had (c) plunged
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) clutched (b) munched (c) blazed
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) clutched
30. 30.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) slammed (b) strolled (c) tumbled
31. 31.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) sipped (b) sobbed (c) scribbled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) did (b) burned (c) blazed
33. 33.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) soared (c) fluttered
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) came
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) crept (b) shouted (c) nibbled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) stared (b) hurled (c) blazed
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) scrubbed (b) gulped (c) tumbled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) fluttered (b) sprinkled (c) hurled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) came (c) wandered
40. 40.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) dashed (b) munched (c) whispered

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