Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 735 · 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 children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) came (b) looked (c) stared
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) had (b) gobbled (c) ate
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) gulped (b) muttered (c) peered
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
   “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) staggered (b) raced (c) sobbed
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) made (c) sipped
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) cried (c) did
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tossed (b) glanced (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) hurled (b) plunged (c) scribbled
9. 9.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) strolled (b) plunged (c) gulped
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) went (c) walked
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) made (c) plunged
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) sobbed (b) crept (c) clutched
13. 13.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) gulped (c) tumbled
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) leapt (b) gulped (c) sprinkled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) tumbled (b) trudged (c) sprinkled
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) did (c) laughed
17. 17.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) giggled (b) dashed (c) tumbled
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) nibbled (b) shouted (c) dashed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) sipped (b) tossed (c) trudged
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) spoke (c) had
21. 21.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) scribbled (c) trudged
22. 22.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) dashed (c) crawled
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) peered (b) fluttered (c) shouted
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) had (c) tossed
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) trudged (b) glanced (c) crept
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) came (c) sprinkled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) raced (b) shouted (c) clutched
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) hurled (b) fluttered (c) raced
29. 29.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) tumbled (b) gulped (c) whispered
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) leapt (b) giggled (c) hurled
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) came (b) walked (c) wandered
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) made (c) walked
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) tossed (b) giggled (c) grabbed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) whispered (b) glanced (c) munched
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) made (b) grabbed (c) took
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) tiptoed (b) peered (c) scribbled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) strolled (b) plunged (c) nibbled
38. 38.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) tiptoed (b) scrubbed (c) fluttered
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) got (b) wrote (c) scribbled
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) munched (b) strolled (c) scrubbed

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