Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 865 · 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 “drank” in this sentence?
   “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) fluttered (b) gulped (c) tumbled
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) trudged (c) fluttered
3. 3.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) munched (b) blazed (c) wandered
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) made (b) scrubbed (c) cleaned
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) had (c) moved
6. 6.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) nibbled (b) blazed (c) tiptoed
7. 7.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) muttered (b) soared (c) sipped
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) hurled (b) soared (c) munched
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) glanced (c) scrubbed
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) scribbled (c) gobbled
11. 11.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) leapt (b) nibbled (c) glanced
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) did
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) raced (b) shouted (c) fluttered
14. 14.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) trudged (b) clutched (c) sprinkled
15. 15.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) grabbed (b) crawled (c) shouted
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) got (c) ate
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) flew (b) soared (c) made
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) sobbed (b) hurled (c) crept
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) slammed (c) scrubbed
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) made (b) raced (c) ran
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) plunged (b) raced (c) soared
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) came (b) scribbled (c) wrote
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) raced (c) soared
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) grabbed (c) came
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) spoke (c) went
26. 26.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) blazed (b) sobbed (c) scrubbed
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) ate (c) did
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) had (c) ran
29. 29.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) sobbed (c) giggled
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) muttered (b) strolled (c) blazed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) grabbed (b) sobbed (c) gulped
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) got (c) blazed
33. 33.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) fluttered (b) sobbed (c) tossed
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) made (c) looked
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) muttered (b) tiptoed (c) munched
36. 36.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) sipped (b) hurled (c) sobbed
37. 37.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) raced (b) giggled (c) sipped
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) got
39. 39.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) peered (b) grabbed (c) raced
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) tumbled (c) nibbled

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