Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 791 · 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 slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) gobbled (c) sipped
2. 2.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sobbed (b) sprinkled (c) crawled
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) came (b) held (c) clutched
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
   “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) scrubbed (c) tiptoed
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) burned (c) went
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) gobbled (b) tumbled (c) hurled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) munched (b) shouted (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) wandered (b) nibbled (c) tiptoed
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) shouted (c) plunged
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
    “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) gulped (b) grabbed (c) sobbed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) hurled (c) plunged
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) nibbled (c) muttered
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) tossed (b) soared (c) scribbled
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) made (b) spoke (c) shouted
15. 15.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) strolled (b) plunged (c) nibbled
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gobbled (b) muttered (c) tiptoed
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) went
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) sipped (b) stared (c) wandered
19. 19.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) sprinkled (b) stared (c) whispered
20. 20.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) shouted (b) munched (c) scribbled
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) plunged (b) sprinkled (c) soared
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) got
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) peered (c) had
24. 24.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) raced (c) sobbed
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) dashed (b) grabbed (c) nibbled
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) did (c) jumped
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) munched (c) crawled
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) made
29. 29.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) crept (c) sprinkled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) gulped (b) scribbled (c) soared
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) got
32. 32.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) wandered (b) sipped (c) crawled
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) grabbed (b) sprinkled (c) trudged
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) gobbled (b) glanced (c) leapt
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) hurled (b) staggered (c) gobbled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) tiptoed (b) trudged (c) gulped
37. 37.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) scribbled (b) gobbled (c) glanced
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) raced (c) leapt
39. 39.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) glanced (b) grabbed (c) munched
40. 40.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) nibbled (b) clutched (c) crept

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