Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 841 · 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 could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) whispered (b) giggled (c) peered
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) had (c) burned
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) did (b) plunged (c) fell
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) came (c) scribbled
5. 5.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) scrubbed (b) glanced (c) gulped
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) shouted (b) nibbled (c) scribbled
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) shouted (c) plunged
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) went (b) laughed (c) giggled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) sipped (b) whispered (c) staggered
10. 10.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) hurled (b) gobbled (c) muttered
11. 11.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) glanced (b) giggled (c) slammed
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) went (b) munched (c) ate
13. 13.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) tiptoed (b) sipped (c) slammed
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) munched (c) sipped
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) got (c) crept
16. 16.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) giggled (b) soared (c) munched
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) got (c) ate
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) tossed (b) glanced (c) gobbled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) tossed (b) whispered (c) gulped
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) threw (c) got
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) went
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) flew (c) made
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) tiptoed (c) scrubbed
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) stared (c) raced
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) blazed (c) tumbled
26. 26.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) wandered (b) leapt (c) fluttered
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) glanced (b) tumbled (c) grabbed
28. 28.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) glanced (b) staggered (c) shouted
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) staggered (b) blazed (c) shouted
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) raced (c) made
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) sobbed (b) glanced (c) dashed
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) hurled (c) shouted
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) nibbled (b) staggered (c) scrubbed
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) did (c) tiptoed
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) got (b) staggered (c) walked
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) made (c) fell
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) blazed (b) tossed (c) crawled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) fluttered (b) scrubbed (c) crept
39. 39.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) trudged (b) peered (c) leapt
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) grabbed (c) went

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