Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 798 · 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?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) shut (c) did
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) sipped (b) tiptoed (c) stared
3. 3.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) giggled (b) munched (c) strolled
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) did (c) ate
5. 5.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) tumbled (b) staggered (c) hurled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) fluttered (c) came
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) ran (c) went
8. 8.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) whispered (b) slammed (c) plunged
9. 9.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) clutched (b) wandered (c) gobbled
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) blazed (b) tumbled (c) nibbled
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) held (c) made
12. 12.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) grabbed (b) raced (c) gobbled
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) came (b) ran (c) dashed
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) came (c) hurled
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) plunged (c) crept
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) went (b) giggled (c) laughed
17. 17.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) grabbed (b) giggled (c) sprinkled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) muttered (b) soared (c) stared
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) giggled (c) scribbled
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) did (c) glanced
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) hurled (b) whispered (c) raced
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) made (c) blazed
23. 23.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) crawled (c) clutched
24. 24.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) muttered (c) soared
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) blazed (b) leapt (c) slammed
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) gulped (b) sprinkled (c) strolled
27. 27.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) glanced (b) gulped (c) plunged
28. 28.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) peered (b) crept (c) muttered
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) went (c) grabbed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) fluttered (b) peered (c) hurled
31. 31.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) raced (b) scribbled (c) crawled
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) stared (c) fluttered
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) did (b) sprinkled (c) put
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) had (c) looked
35. 35.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) clutched (b) peered (c) leapt
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) had (b) shouted (c) spoke
37. 37.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) trudged (b) fluttered (c) leapt
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) stared (b) soared (c) sobbed
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) hurled (b) strolled (c) grabbed
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) got

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