Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 822 · 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?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) had
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) made (b) sprinkled (c) put
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) made (b) peered (c) looked
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) burned (c) got
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) whispered (b) muttered (c) raced
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) tiptoed (c) hurled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) fluttered (b) tumbled (c) peered
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) soared (b) glanced (c) muttered
9. 9.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) tossed (b) staggered (c) gulped
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) stared (b) wandered (c) gulped
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) went (c) wrote
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) strolled (b) leapt (c) clutched
13. 13.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) nibbled (c) slammed
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) crept (b) wandered (c) grabbed
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) did (b) ate (c) gobbled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) slammed (b) raced (c) whispered
17. 17.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) gobbled (b) shouted (c) blazed
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) crawled (b) stared (c) muttered
19. 19.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) blazed (b) peered (c) gulped
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) spoke (c) went
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) soared (b) staggered (c) muttered
22. 22.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) giggled (b) wandered (c) slammed
23. 23.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) muttered (b) peered (c) trudged
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) crawled (c) tumbled
25. 25.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) clutched (b) giggled (c) nibbled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) glanced (c) grabbed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) scrubbed (c) trudged
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) crept (b) shouted (c) tumbled
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) scrubbed (c) shouted
30. 30.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) gobbled (b) whispered (c) tiptoed
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) shouted (c) leapt
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) giggled (b) shouted (c) sprinkled
33. 33.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) giggled (b) staggered (c) plunged
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) gulped (b) soared (c) tiptoed
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) made (c) raced
36. 36.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) crawled (c) gobbled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) flew (c) got
38. 38.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) peered (b) munched (c) slammed
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) went (b) tossed (c) threw
40. 40.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) clutched (c) tossed

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