Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 815 · 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?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) went (c) munched
2. 2.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) nibbled (c) whispered
3. 3.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) crawled (b) gobbled (c) giggled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) plunged (b) giggled (c) crept
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) made (c) scribbled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) went
7. 7.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) gulped (b) shouted (c) dashed
8. 8.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) crept (b) strolled (c) scrubbed
9. 9.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) fluttered (c) staggered
10. 10.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) scribbled (b) trudged (c) gulped
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) hurled (b) scrubbed (c) munched
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) whispered (c) peered
13. 13.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) scribbled (b) tiptoed (c) clutched
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) made
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) trudged (b) whispered (c) gulped
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) sipped (b) grabbed (c) crawled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) got (b) burned (c) blazed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) gobbled (c) blazed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) clutched (c) soared
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) scrubbed (b) staggered (c) gulped
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) stared (b) gobbled (c) clutched
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) went (c) fluttered
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) wandered (c) crawled
24. 24.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) crawled (b) munched (c) clutched
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) got
26. 26.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) dashed (c) sipped
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) came
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) came
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) got (b) plunged (c) fell
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) had (c) staggered
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) came (c) drank
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) glanced (c) went
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) got (b) whispered (c) spoke
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) peered (c) sipped
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) glanced (b) dashed (c) slammed
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) got (b) sipped (c) drank
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) did (c) laughed
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) grabbed (c) had
39. 39.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) gobbled (b) scrubbed (c) strolled
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) went (b) dashed (c) ran

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