Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 829 · 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?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) went (c) dashed
2. 2.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) staggered (b) tossed (c) scribbled
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) blazed (b) strolled (c) soared
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) grabbed (b) plunged (c) scribbled
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) came (c) slammed
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) leapt (c) hurled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) strolled (b) grabbed (c) wandered
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) did (c) gobbled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) made
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) walked (c) came
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) crawled (b) shouted (c) soared
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) did (c) tiptoed
13. 13.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) soared (b) gobbled (c) crept
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) raced (b) glanced (c) wandered
15. 15.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) plunged (c) stared
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) peered (c) did
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) munched (b) staggered (c) slammed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) trudged (b) nibbled (c) whispered
19. 19.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) blazed (b) tossed (c) shouted
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) came (b) walked (c) trudged
21. 21.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) scribbled (b) raced (c) scrubbed
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) went (b) fell (c) plunged
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) made (b) gulped (c) drank
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) gobbled (b) muttered (c) scribbled
25. 25.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) dashed (b) sobbed (c) blazed
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) had (c) crept
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) munched (c) got
28. 28.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) shouted (b) staggered (c) scrubbed
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) giggled (b) strolled (c) blazed
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) came (b) flew (c) fluttered
31. 31.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) clutched (b) stared (c) dashed
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) trudged (b) peered (c) slammed
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) gobbled (b) hurled (c) slammed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) stared (c) peered
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) came (b) soared (c) flew
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) did (c) grabbed
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) did (c) cleaned
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) whispered (b) scribbled (c) hurled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) clutched (b) tossed (c) slammed
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) made

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