Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 853 · 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 “walked” in this sentence?
   “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) scribbled (b) staggered (c) gobbled
2. 2.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) whispered (b) hurled (c) dashed
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
   “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) grabbed (b) leapt (c) scrubbed
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) went (b) spoke (c) whispered
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) whispered (c) sipped
6. 6.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) slammed (b) sprinkled (c) scribbled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) strolled (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) raced (b) plunged (c) gobbled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) slammed (b) hurled (c) sprinkled
10. 10.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) shouted (b) crept (c) dashed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) whispered (b) leapt (c) wandered
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) scrubbed (c) blazed
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) made (c) leapt
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) hurled (c) sobbed
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) staggered (b) plunged (c) muttered
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) munched (b) hurled (c) stared
17. 17.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) plunged (b) sprinkled (c) wandered
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) strolled (b) scribbled (c) dashed
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) got
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) went (b) munched (c) ate
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) staggered (b) gulped (c) leapt
22. 22.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) blazed (c) munched
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) stared (c) did
24. 24.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) leapt (c) dashed
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) soared (c) came
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) did (c) shouted
27. 27.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) raced (b) peered (c) fluttered
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) laughed (c) came
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) blazed (c) plunged
30. 30.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) stared (b) shouted (c) tossed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) giggled (b) plunged (c) whispered
32. 32.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) trudged (c) soared
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) stared (b) gulped (c) fluttered
34. 34.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) soared (c) slammed
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) got (c) took
36. 36.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) tiptoed (b) peered (c) tumbled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) went (b) looked (c) peered
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) grabbed (c) trudged
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) hurled (c) blazed
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) soared (c) fluttered

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