Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 777 · 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 in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) scrubbed (b) grabbed (c) strolled
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) sipped (b) dashed (c) blazed
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) went (b) ran (c) dashed
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) did (c) hurled
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) got (c) ran
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) gulped (b) wandered (c) muttered
7. 7.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) scribbled (c) muttered
8. 8.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) glanced (b) sobbed (c) wandered
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) did (c) blazed
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) got (b) fluttered (c) flew
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) crawled (c) went
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) went (b) sipped (c) drank
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) went
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) went (b) threw (c) tossed
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) did (b) crept (c) went
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) got (b) fell (c) plunged
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) gobbled (b) scrubbed (c) stared
18. 18.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) tiptoed (c) leapt
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) sipped (b) blazed (c) fluttered
20. 20.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) peered (b) hurled (c) scribbled
21. 21.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) crawled (b) tiptoed (c) gobbled
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) dashed (b) nibbled (c) whispered
23. 23.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) fluttered (b) scrubbed (c) leapt
24. 24.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) crawled (b) tiptoed (c) shouted
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) wandered (b) nibbled (c) glanced
26. 26.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) stared (c) sprinkled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) scribbled (b) dashed (c) gobbled
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) walked (c) got
29. 29.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) trudged (b) nibbled (c) soared
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) tumbled (b) dashed (c) grabbed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) blazed (b) slammed (c) leapt
32. 32.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) staggered (b) scrubbed (c) slammed
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) had (b) flew (c) soared
34. 34.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) stared (b) sipped (c) whispered
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) made (c) gobbled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) raced (b) nibbled (c) blazed
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) tiptoed (b) scribbled (c) whispered
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) tiptoed (c) sipped
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) soared (c) nibbled
40. 40.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) wandered (b) plunged (c) tossed

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