Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 733 · 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 “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) munched (b) crawled (c) whispered
2. 2.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) grabbed (b) wandered (c) munched
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) went (b) nibbled (c) ate
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) did (c) glanced
5. 5.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) fluttered (c) stared
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) slammed (c) scrubbed
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) went (c) stared
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) got
9. 9.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) sobbed (b) tiptoed (c) slammed
10. 10.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) crawled (b) gobbled (c) staggered
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) got (c) clutched
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) whispered (b) nibbled (c) fluttered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) muttered (b) slammed (c) trudged
14. 14.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) fluttered (b) scrubbed (c) clutched
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) tiptoed (b) hurled (c) munched
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) came (b) blazed (c) burned
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) munched (b) dashed (c) giggled
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) came (c) fell
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) hurled (c) did
20. 20.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) dashed (b) hurled (c) blazed
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) fluttered (b) slammed (c) strolled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) did (c) spoke
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) muttered (c) shouted
24. 24.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) glanced (b) scribbled (c) grabbed
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) blazed (c) scribbled
26. 26.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) gulped (b) fluttered (c) scrubbed
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) came (c) giggled
28. 28.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) scribbled (b) tossed (c) whispered
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) muttered (b) scribbled (c) raced
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) whispered (b) sipped (c) hurled
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) hurled (b) giggled (c) wandered
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) had
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) did
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) tossed (c) whispered
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) muttered (b) scribbled (c) gulped
36. 36.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) peered (c) sobbed
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) got (b) walked (c) trudged
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) crept (b) blazed (c) nibbled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) came (c) gulped
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) scribbled (b) grabbed (c) staggered

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