Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 737 · 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 baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) had (c) crawled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) threw (c) came
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) got (b) crept (c) went
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) did (c) wrote
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) grabbed (b) whispered (c) crept
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) jumped (c) came
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) glanced (b) hurled (c) tumbled
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) made
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) did (c) walked
10. 10.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) sipped (c) dashed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) crept (b) clutched (c) muttered
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) made (c) giggled
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) did (c) hurled
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) had (c) ate
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) came (b) ate (c) gobbled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) soared (b) munched (c) strolled
17. 17.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) crawled (b) soared (c) munched
18. 18.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) crept (c) hurled
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) gulped (b) crawled (c) tossed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) blazed (b) munched (c) glanced
21. 21.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) soared (c) whispered
22. 22.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) wandered (b) whispered (c) blazed
23. 23.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) nibbled (b) trudged (c) slammed
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) sprinkled (c) had
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) giggled (b) grabbed (c) raced
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) crept (b) slammed (c) sipped
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) trudged (b) muttered (c) nibbled
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) cleaned (c) got
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) spoke (c) had
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) did (b) slammed (c) shut
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) went (c) strolled
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) scribbled (b) peered (c) shouted
33. 33.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) strolled (b) tumbled (c) munched
34. 34.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) plunged (c) glanced
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) came (c) stared
36. 36.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) wandered (b) sprinkled (c) trudged
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) got
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) tumbled (b) whispered (c) hurled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) peered (c) did
40. 40.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) scrubbed (b) gulped (c) wandered

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