Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 745 · 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?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) made (b) fluttered (c) flew
2. 2.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) sipped (c) sobbed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) came
4. 4.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) muttered (c) giggled
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) grabbed (c) scribbled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) got (b) soared (c) flew
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) went (b) nibbled (c) ate
8. 8.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) blazed (b) whispered (c) munched
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) trudged (c) nibbled
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) tumbled (b) sipped (c) giggled
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) got (b) gobbled (c) ate
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) clutched (b) hurled (c) munched
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) clutched (c) sipped
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) sipped (c) sobbed
15. 15.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) raced (b) dashed (c) blazed
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) stared (b) crept (c) nibbled
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) strolled (b) slammed (c) sobbed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) grabbed (b) dashed (c) whispered
19. 19.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) sipped (b) crept (c) stared
20. 20.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) dashed (b) scribbled (c) grabbed
21. 21.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) blazed (b) sobbed (c) strolled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) drank (c) had
23. 23.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sipped (b) sobbed (c) dashed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) scrubbed (b) slammed (c) tossed
25. 25.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) sipped (b) tossed (c) giggled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) fluttered (b) crawled (c) slammed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) munched (b) staggered (c) shouted
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) plunged (b) hurled (c) gulped
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) got (c) tiptoed
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) got (c) peered
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) tumbled (b) raced (c) slammed
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) went
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) had (c) fell
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) tumbled (b) crept (c) gobbled
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) had (c) scrubbed
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) went (c) ate
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) munched (c) scrubbed
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) had (c) grabbed
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) scribbled (c) munched
40. 40.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) strolled (c) nibbled

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