Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 762 · 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 means “walked around with no plan”? (a) muttered (b) wandered (c) grabbed
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) grabbed (b) whispered (c) sipped
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) made (c) leapt
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) went
5. 5.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) sobbed (b) gobbled (c) trudged
6. 6.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) dashed (b) peered (c) tumbled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) blazed (b) staggered (c) giggled
8. 8.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) blazed (b) crawled (c) sprinkled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) came (b) drank (c) gulped
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) walked (c) did
11. 11.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) hurled (c) glanced
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) crept (b) staggered (c) munched
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) soared (c) muttered
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) wandered (b) grabbed (c) muttered
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) came (b) took (c) grabbed
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) trudged (b) clutched (c) glanced
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) sobbed (c) sprinkled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) scrubbed (c) dashed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) tossed (b) shouted (c) raced
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) crawled (c) leapt
21. 21.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) muttered (c) munched
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) muttered (b) wandered (c) gulped
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) sobbed (b) tiptoed (c) plunged
24. 24.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) strolled (b) staggered (c) fluttered
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) went (b) whispered (c) spoke
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) sobbed (b) sipped (c) crept
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) sipped (b) peered (c) leapt
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) shouted (b) dashed (c) slammed
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) got (c) burned
30. 30.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) scribbled (b) muttered (c) raced
31. 31.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) slammed (b) tiptoed (c) gulped
32. 32.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) muttered (b) glanced (c) clutched
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) got (c) spoke
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) leapt (b) shouted (c) strolled
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) went (c) dashed
36. 36.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) glanced (b) giggled (c) munched
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) went (c) looked
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) trudged (b) scribbled (c) giggled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) clutched (b) whispered (c) dashed
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) hurled (b) leapt (c) shouted

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